Great Performances Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (Season 26, Episode 8)
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Great Performances

Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (Season 26, Episode 8)

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TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Music

A documentary detailing the history of Gershwin's opera and DuBose Heyward's original novel "Porgy", and the impact it has had on its casts and audiences as well as U.S. black culture in general, with rare archival footage of the 1952 ...See moreA documentary detailing the history of Gershwin's opera and DuBose Heyward's original novel "Porgy", and the impact it has had on its casts and audiences as well as U.S. black culture in general, with rare archival footage of the 1952 world tour, and clips from the 1993 television production. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Ruby Dee Self / Self - Narrator Self / Self - Narrator See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Christopher Michael Jones Self - Young DuBose Heyward (as Christopher Jones) Self - Young DuBose Heyward (as Christopher Jones) See fewer	You Got Served (2004)
Maya Angelou Self Self See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
Jonathan Brody Self - George Gershwin Self - George Gershwin See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Anne Brown Self - Bess (archive footage) Self - Bess (archive footage) See fewer	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Bob Bruner Self - DuBose Heyward (as Robert Bruner) Self - DuBose Heyward (as Robert Bruner) See fewer	The Other Sister (1999)
Grace Bumbry Self Self See fewer	The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Cab Calloway Self / Self - Sportin' Life Self / Self - Sportin' Life See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Kitty Carlisle Self (as Kitty Carlisle Hart) Self (as Kitty Carlisle Hart) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Todd Duncan Self / Self - Porgy Self / Self - Porgy See fewer	Syncopation (1942)
Simon Estes Self Self See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1980)
Damon Evans Self Self See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Martha Flowers Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Frances Gershwin Godowsky Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Emy Higgins Self - Elizabeth Verner O'Neill Self - Elizabeth Verner O'Neill See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Darlene Clark Hine Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1987)
Terry Platt Self - Ira Gershwin Self - Ira Gershwin See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Leontyne Price Self / Self - Bess (archive footage) Self / Self - Bess (archive footage) See fewer	Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Suzie Steen Self - Hi-Brow Southerner Self - Hi-Brow Southerner See fewer	Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Billy Taylor Self Self See fewer	Mr. Church (2016)
William Warfield Self / Self - Porgy Self / Self - Porgy See fewer	Show Boat (1951)
Willard White Himself / Self - Porgy Himself / Self - Porgy See fewer	Terry Gilliam's Benvenuto Cellini - English National Opera (2014)
Jim Gooden Self - Stevedore (uncredited) Self - Stevedore (uncredited) See fewer	Radio (2003)