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  2. Porgy and Bess (film) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of Columbia Pictures films (1950–1959) - Wikipedia

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    June 17, 1959: Middle of the Night: Co-production with Sudan Productions June 24, 1959: Porgy and Bess: Distribution only; produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: July 1959: The Legend of Tom Dooley: Co-production with Sheptner Productions July 1, 1959: Anatomy of a ...

  4. Sidney Poitier filmography - Wikipedia

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    1959 Porgy and Bess: Porgy 1960 All the Young Men: Sergeant Eddie Towler 1961 A Raisin in the Sun: Walter Lee Younger [2] 1961 Paris Blues: Eddie Cook 1962 Pressure Point: Doctor, Chief Psychiatrist 1963 The Long Ships: King Aly Mansuh 1963 Lilies of the Field: Homer Smith 1965 The Bedford Incident: Ben Munceford 1965 The Greatest Story Ever ...

  5. 17th Golden Globe Awards - Wikipedia

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  6. Dee Rees To Write & Direct New Movie Adaptation Of George ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: MGM has set Dee Rees to write and direct a feature film adaptation of George Gershwin’s acclaimed Porgy and Bess. Irwin Winkler and Charles Winkler will produce. The film rights were ...

  7. Porgy and Bess - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. 1959 in film - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. List of American films of 1959 - Wikipedia

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    The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959. The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture , among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars .