Heyward

American  

[hey-werd] / ˈheɪ wərd /

noun

1. DuBose 1885–1940, U.S. playwright, novelist, and poet.

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Example Sentences

Here Gershwin set to music Heyward’s colloquial poetry—lines that Stephen Sondheim called among “the best lyrics written, I think, for the musical stage.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A duet with Haircut 100’s Nick Heyward, “The Go-Betweens” boasts the angular chorus of an ’80s radio anthem, while Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll lends his magic to the tribal bounce of “Take Me to the Pilot.”

From Los Angeles Times

The “Book Lovers” film from Tango Entertainment will be written by “Girls” writer and producer Sarah Heyward.

From Los Angeles Times

Andrew Heyward, a former CBS News president who is now a consultant, said it will be up to the new owners of CBS to maintain the program’s journalistic independence.

From Los Angeles Times

“One of the things that makes local news powerful is that the people reporting are experiencing the story themselves,” said Andrew Heyward, a former CBS News president who currently consults local TV stations.

From Los Angeles Times