Kiawah Island, South Carolina was mentioned in "Porgy and Bess," composed by the man best known for which other 1924 orchestral composition?
Kiawah Island, South Carolina:  Alternative spellings and variants of the name itself include "Kiawa", "Kittiwar" (in DuBose Heyward's novel "Porgy"), and "Kittiwah" (in George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess"). George Gershwin:  Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "An American in Paris" (1928) as well as the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935).
Rhapsody in Blue