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Porgy and Bess
Cast
15 members
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Peter
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Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer
Crew
24 members
Directing
Otto Preminger
Director
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Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
Writing
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Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
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DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
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N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Book
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DuBose Heyward
Book
Production
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Camera
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Sound
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Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
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Fred Lau
Sound Designer
George Gershwin
Songs
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
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Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Art
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Oliver Smith
Production Design
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Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Serge Krizman
Art Direction
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Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
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Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
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Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
Editing
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Crew
Hermes Pan
Choreographer