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     August Wilson, Playwright | Biography

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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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   August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand streaming: where to watch online? You can buy "August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.

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   August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage. 61.

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   August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. Premiere: 2/20/2015 | 00:02:41 | TV-PG. The film premieres Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) to commemorate the 70th...

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   August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. Available on Prime Video. 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 on Broadway.

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   Feb 20, 2015 · Full Cast & Crew. Social. Reviews 0. 0. 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. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

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   Who was August Wilson?

   • August Wilson was America’s William Shakespeare. The late Wilson wrote a play about the Black experience in America in each decade of the 20th Century, as shown in his play “Gem of the Ocean,” now in rich revival at the Goodman Theatre.

   Review: In epic ‘Gem of the Ocean’ at Goodman Theatre, August Wilso…

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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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   When does American Masters — August Wilson 'the ground on which I Stand' premiere?

   • American Masters — August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand premieres Friday, February 20 on PBS to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Wilson’s birth, the 10th anniversary of his death and Black History Month.

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   Where was August Wilson born and raised?

   • August Wilson was born and raised in a black slum of Pittsburgh, as the fourth of six children. His family lived in a two-room apartment without hot water or a telephone. They relied on welfare checks and wages from house cleaning jobs.

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   Did August Wilson have a biological father?

   • August Wilson officially erased his connection to his biological father when he adopted his mother’s name in the 1970s. David Bedford became Wilson’s stepfather when the boy was a teenager, but the relationship between father and son was rocky.

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   Who makes August Wilson 'the ground on which I Stand'?

   • Kathryn Bostic is composer. Darryl Ford Williams and Susan Lacy are executive producers. Michael Kantor is executive producer for American Masters. Major funding for August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand is provided by PNC Bank, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Heinz Endowments, and Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman.

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   Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage.