August Wilson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 19 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. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| 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
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
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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