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  1. Watch August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand full movie online 123movies - Unprecedented access to Wilsons theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life.

  2. Filmed in the cities where Wilson made his mark, the documentary begins in Pittsburgh’s Hill District where the future playwright was a brainy, bi-racial child raised in poverty, who dropped...

  3. Aug 16, 2023 · In her riveting biography August Wilson: A Life, Patti Hartigan, an award-winning theatre critic and former arts reporter for the Boston Globe, gives the first full account of what Wilson achieved—and a sense of what he still might have done were his life not cut tragically short.

  4. Nov 14, 2023 · Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day one, we learn about Wilson's childhood and education in Pittsburgh. Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson.

  5. Sep 28, 2024 · August Wilson was a playwright who penned an acclaimed cycle of plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, about Black American life. He won Pulitzer Prizes for two of them: Fences and The Piano Lesson. Learn more about Wilsons life and works in this article.

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  6. August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". [1] He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle), which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the ...

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  8. Full Bio: August Wilson (Entire Interview) Playwright August Wilson discusses his new work at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Conn., May 4, 1985. Please enjoy the entire interview with biographer Patti Hartigan about the life and work of acclaimed playwright August Wilson.

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