Porgy and Bess
1959-06-24
Cast15
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
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer
Art4
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Oliver Smith
Production Design
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Serge Krizman
Art Direction
Camera1
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up3
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Crew1
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Directing2
Otto Preminger
Director
Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
Editing1
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Production1
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Sound5
Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
Fred Lau
Sound Designer
George Gershwin
Songs
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Writing4
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist