Stefan Ustvolsky
Stefan Ustvolsky was a Russian Orthodox priest excommunicated from the Most Holy Synod in Saint Petersburg and pretend bishop in early Ukrainian Canadian history.
He called himself" Bishop Seraphim, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Russian Church for the whole of America" and started the" All- Russian Patriarchal Orthodox Church" in 1903 in Winnipeg.
His claim of consecration was backed by forged documentation and the church eventually fell apart around 1908.
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway( June 28, 1910 – September 21, 1987) was an American film and stage actress.
Among the films she appeared in include" Raintree County"( 1957)," Porgy and Bess"( 1959) and" Being There"( 1979).
Roosevelt Credit
Roosevelt André Credit is a professional singer, actor, conductor and music educator who has appeared in Broadway productions including" Show Boat" and" Porgy and Bess".
Henry Davis (performer)
Henry Davis( 1886 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. – April 1, 1946 New York, New York, U.S.) was an American Broadway actor and singer.
He created the role of Robbins in Gershwin's opera" Porgy and Bess" and appeared on Broadway stages between 1900 and 1942.
Warren Coleman
Warren Coleman( 24 August 1900 – 13 January 1968 in West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard) was an American operatic baritone.
He created the roles of Crown in George Gershwin's" Porgy and Bess" and the role of John Kumalo in Kurt Weill's" Lost in the Stars", in the premieres of each show on Broadway.
Coleman performed regularly on the Broadway stage from 1934 until 1950.
In addition to" Lost in the Stars" and two productions of" Porgy and Bess", Coleman also starred in" Roll, Sweet ChariotSing Out the News", and" Anna Lucasta".
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Edward Matthews (baritone)
Edward Matthews( 1904 or 1905 – 20 February 1954) was a pioneering African- American baritone opera singer.
Matthews was born in Ossining, New York State.
In 1934, he created the role of Ignatius of Loyola in Virgil Thomson's" Four Saints in Three Acts", which he reprised in the 1952 revival of the opera – his last appearance on Broadway.
In 1935, he created his most famous role, Jake the fisherman, in the original 1935 production of George Gershwin's" Porgy and Bess".
Here, Matthews introduced the song" A Woman Is a Sometime Thing".
He recreated the role in the 1942 revival of the opera, and in the 1951 three- LP album set – the most complete recording of" Porgy and Bess" made up to that time.
Matthews died in a car crash on 20 February 1954, aged 49, near Woodbridge, Virginia.
Peter Klein (impresario)
Peter Klein is an American impresario who brought several American theatrical productions to Europe and arranged the first US tour of La Scala Ballet in 1986.
He is best known for touring George Gershwin's" Porgy and Bess" around the globe since 1993.
Bess Bolden Walcott
Bess Bolden Walcott( 1886-1988) was an African American educator, librarian, museum curator and activist who helped establish the historical significance of the Tuskegee University.
Recruited by Booker T. Washington to help him coordinate his library and teach science, she remained at the institute until 1962, but continued her service into the 1970s.
Throughout her fifty- four year career at Tuskegee, she organized Washington's library, taught science and English at the institute, served as founder and editor of two of the major campus publications, directed public relations, established the Red Cross chapter, curated the George Washington Carver collection and museum and assisted in Tuskegee being placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition to her work at the school, Walcott was an active suffragist and member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, serving in the early 1960s as the national vice president of the organization.
Walcott was recognized for her contributions to the state of Alabama in 2003, when she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.
Georgette Harvey
Georgette Harvey( 1882–1952) was an American singer and actress.
She is perhaps most famous for creating the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of" Porgy"( 1927) and the 1935 Broadway production of George Gershwin's opera" Porgy and Bess".

Question: Are Stefan Ustvolsky and Bess Bolden Walcott of the same nationality?
Answer: no