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   MN Original celebrates the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson and his impact in our community through the years he spent in St. Paul.

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   Explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945–October 2, 2005), the man some call America's Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark...

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   The first documentary about the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson is a co-production of THIRTEEN’s American Masters series and WQED.

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   Feb 20, 2015 · Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life.

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   Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365429059... (US Only), The first documentary about the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright Au...

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7. www.biography.com › authors-writers › august-wilsonAugust Wilson: Biography, African-American Playwright, Fences

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   Jan 24, 2024 · Read full bio. African American playwright August Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play 'Fences' and earned a second Pulitzer Prize for 'The Piano Lesson.'.

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   Who is August Wilson?

   • August Wilson (né 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".

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   When did August Wilson write a play?

   • Famed playwright August Wilson wrote his first play, Jitney, in 1979. Fences earned him a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1987. Wilson won another Pulitzer Prize in 1990, for The Piano Lesson. In 1996, Seven Guitars premiered on the Broadway stage, followed by King Hedley II in 2001 and Gem of the Ocean in 2004.

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   What is August Wilson best known for?

   • August Wilson is best known for his play FENCES. There were other notable events during that time, such as Gary Hart's presidential candidacy and the Broadway production of 'A Summons to Memphis', but August Wilson is most recognized for his work on 'FENCES'. No impassioned voices flared, Buy American.

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   What did August Wilson do before he died?

   • In the years after Wilson's death the 10-play cycle has been referred to as The August Wilson Century Cycle and as The American Century Cycle. Two years before his death in 2005, Wilson wrote and performed an unpublished one-man play entitled How I Learned What I Learned about the power of art and the power of possibility.

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   Why did August Wilson call himself August Wilson?

   • August Wilson's decision to call himself August Wilson represented a significant rite of passage marking both his discovery and celebration of ties with Africa. His identification with his mother's roots later became the driving force behind young Wilson's fascination with the language and culture of African Americans.

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   Are there any books about August Wilson?

   • Although no book-length biographies of August Wilson have been published, Mary Ellen Snodgrass's August Wilson: A Literary Companion (2004) contains a detailed chronology of Wilson’s life, and Sandra Garrett Shannon's The Dramatic Vision of August Wilson (1995) has a section on Wilson’s development as a young writer.

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