- (1925) Novel: "Porgy".
- (1922) Book of poems (w/H. Allen): "Carolina Chansons".
- Novel: "Brass Ankle"
- (1939) Novel: "Star Spangled Virgin".
- (1936) Novel: "Lost Morning".
- (1932) Novel: "Peter Ashley".
- (1929) Novel: "The Half Pint Flask" (filmed as The Half-Pint Flask (1950), Tales of the Unknown South (1984)).
- (1929) Novel: "Mamba's Daughters".
- (1926) Novel: "Angel".
- (1931) Book of poems: "Jasbo Brown and Selected Poems".
- (1924) Book of poems: "Skylines and Horizons".
- (1939) Stage: Wrote (w/Dorothy Heyward "Mamba's Daughters", produced on Broadway. Based on his novel. Featuring songs by Jerome Kern. Directed / produced by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 3 Jan 1939-May 1939 (closing date unknown/162 performances). Cast: Oliver Barbour (as "The Prosecuting Attorney"; final Broadway role), Edna Beane, Reginald Beane, Altunar Branan, Inez Branan, Anne Brown, Willie Bryant, Georgia Burke (as "Eva"), Doris Champion, Rebecca Champion, Bob Coogan, John Cornell, Helen Dowdy, José Ferrer (as "St. Julien DeC. Wentworth Saint"), Georgette Harvey (as "Mamba"), Mary Holmes, Alberta Hunter, J. Rosamond Johnson (as "The Rev. Quintus Whaley"), Ella Mae Lashley, Canada Lee (as "Drayton"), Assotta Marshall, Fredye Marshall, Henry May, Arthur McLean, Harry Mestayer, Joyce Miller, Rena Mitchell, Dorothy Paul, Hayes Pryor, Ethel Purnello, Robert Raines, Maud Russell (as "Jane"), John Rustad, Louis Sharp, Al Stokes (as "Davey"), Fredi Washington, Edna Waters, Ethel Waters (as "Hagar"), Bradley Wilson, Jimmy Wright.
- (1939) Stage: Wrote (w/Dorothy Heyward) "Porgy", produced on Broadway (revival). Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Martin Beck Theatre: 13 Sep 1929-Oct 1929 (unknown closing date/34 performances). Cast: Jack Carter (as "Crown"), Peter Clark (as "Jim"), A.B. DeComathiere (as "Simon Frazier"; credited as A.B. Comatheire), Evelyn Ellis (as "Crown's Bess"), Georgette Harvey (as "Maria"), Wallace Hill (as "Scipio"), Wesley Hill (as "Jake"), Richard Huey (as "Mingo"), Felix Jacoves (as "Policeman"), Rose MacClendon (as "Serena"), Ella Madison, Morris McKenny, Garrett Minturn (as "The Coroner"), Dorothy Paul (as "Lily"), Hayes Pryor (as "Peter"), Wayland Rudd (as "Nelson"), Erskine Sanford (as "Alan Archdale"), Frederick Smith (as "A Dectective"), Edna Thomas, Percy Verwayne (as "Sporting Life"), Walter Warner, Leigh Whipper, Frank H. Wilson (as "Porgy"). Produced by The Theatre Guild. NOTE: Filmed as Porgy and Bess (1959), The Gershwins', Porgy & Bess (1993), New York City Opera - The Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" (2002).
- (November 20, 1939) Dorothy Heyward and his play, "Mamba's Daughters," was performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Ethel Waters (Hagar); Georgia Burke; Fredi Washington; Maude Russell; Robert Thomsen; Willie Bryant; J. Rosamond Johnson; Vincent Copeland; John Kerr; John O'Connor; Barry Kelley; Al Stokes; Bradley Wilson; Louis Sharp; Canada Lee; Ethel Purnello; Edna Waters; Laura Vaughns; Alberta Hunter; Joyce Miller; Rena Mitchell; and Jimmy Wright in the cast. Jerome Kern was composer. Perry Watkins was set designer. Guthrie McClintic was producer and director.
- (January 3, 1939 to May 1939) Dorothy Heyward and his play, "Mamba's Daughters," was performed at the Empire Theatre in New York City.
- (March 23, 1940) Dorothy Heyward and his play, "Mamba's Daughters," was performed at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.
- (May 17, 1954) He and Ira Gershwin wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, "Porgy and Bess," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Leontyne Price (Bess); LeVern Hutcherson (Porgy); Cab Calloway (Sportin Life); Helen Dowdy; Irene Williams; Elizabeth Foster; Georgia Burke; Helen Colbert; Joseph James; William Veasey; Leslie Scott; John McCurry; Howard Roberts; Moses LaMarr; Sam Kasakoff; Helen Thigpen; Catherine Ayres; Jerry Laws; Sherman Sneed; and Ray Yeates in the cast. He and Dorothy Heyward wrote the book. George Gershwin was composer. Wolfgang Roth was set designer. Jed Mace was costume designer. Eva Jessye was choral director. Alexander Smallens was conductor. Robert Breen was director. Blevins Davis and Robert Breen were producers.
- (March 10, 1953) He and Ira Gershwin wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, "Porgy and Bess," at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City for 305 performances.
- (October 9, 1952) He and Ira Gershwin wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, "Porgy and Bess," at the Stoll Theatre in London, England.
- (April 22 to June 1, 2014) He and Dorothy Heyward wrote the original book for the musical, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. George and Ira Gershwin wrote the music and lyrics. Suzan-Lori Parks adapted the book. Diedre L. Murray adapted the musical score. Diane Paulus was director. Emilio Sosa was costume designer.
- (1922) Poetry book (w/Hervey Allen): "Carolina Chansons".
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