George Gershwin personally asked Howard University voice professor Todd Duncan to originate this title role
... 
Downes recommended Duncan to composer George Gershwin, who was 
seeking .... 1946 also saw Duncan's return to the title role in Porgy and Bess, this 
time with... [DOC] [TLE] Todd Duncan | Biography & History | AllMusic [PAR] Find Todd Duncan biography and history on AllMusic - Todd Duncan was one ... 
actor and teacher, best remembered for originating the role of Porgy in Porgy And 
Bess.