August Wilson

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Gender	Male
Death	18 years ago
Date of birth	April 27,1945
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Born	Hill District
	Pittsburgh
	Pennsylvania
	United States
Date of died	October 2,2005
Died	Swedish Health Services
Books	The Ground on which I Stand
	Three plays
	Conversations with August Wilson
	Fences (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
	The Piano Lesson (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
	Fences: Response Journal
	Jitney: A Play - Broadway Tie-In Edition
	Selected from Contemporary American Plays
	Brenda Burton
Job	Playwright
	Screenwriter
Education	University of Pittsburgh
	Central Catholic High School
	Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Movies/Shows	The Naked Proof
	The Piano Lesson
	Fences
	On Broadway
Spouse	Constanza Romero
	Judy Oliver
	Brenda Burton
Children	Sakina Ansari
	Azula Carmen Wilson
Plays	Fences
	The Piano Lesson
	Gem of the Ocean
	Jitney
	Seven Guitars
Parents	Daisy Wilson
	Frederick August Kittel Sr.
Date of Reg.	2019-02-19 16:26:19
Date of Upd.	2023-07-19 21:15:43
ID	428833

Tony Award for Best Play
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Laurence Olivier American Airlines Award for Best New Play
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play
Whiting Awards
American Book Award
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
Outer Critics Circle Award for John Gassner Playwriting Award
Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival
St. Louis Literary Award
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead

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August Wilson Life story

August Wilson was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle, which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century.

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