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Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles. It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well as Heyward's subsequent 1927 non-musical stage adaptation, co-written with his wife Dorothy.
1959 – Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae – Porgy and Bess (Decca, 1959). Davis appeared and sang in the 1959 Porgy and Bess film, though his vocal performances were not released on the film's Columbia Records soundtrack LP. 1959 – Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne – Porgy and Bess (RCA Victor). Featuring big band orchestral settings.
Porgy and Bess (1959), Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne released an album of ten selections. The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess (1959), Bill Potts recorded his own big band interpretation of selections from the opera for United Artists. Porgy and Bess in Modern Jazz (1959), Ralph Burns recorded his own jazz instrumental interpretation of the opera for ...
Attaway made her film debut by portraying Moll in The President's Lady (1953), opposite Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston. [8] [13] She went on to play a variety of characters in film such as Philomena in The Young Don't Cry (1957), [14] Serena in Porgy and Bess (1959), Edna in Conrack (1974) and Louise in Being There (1979).
Best Film: Some Like It Hot (Comedy) Porgy and Bess (Musical) Ben-Hur: Room at the Top: Ben-Hur: Best Director: William Wyler Ben-Hur-William Wyler Ben-Hur: Best Actor: Jack Lemmon Some Like It Hot: Anthony Franciosa Career: Sidney Poitier The Defiant Ones: Charlton Heston Ben-Hur: Best Actress: Marilyn Monroe Some Like It Hot: Elizabeth Taylor ...
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At that period, Davis' girlfriend Frances Taylor was in the New York City Center's production of the George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/Ira Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess, [16] and the Samuel Goldwyn film adaptation was in production, set for release in June 1959. The advance publicity for the film was considerable, and with the late-1950s vogue for ...
"It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, who expresses his doubt about several statements in the Bible.