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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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   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.

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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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   Feb 20, 2015 · Watch Now. August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015) 02/20/2015 (US) Documentary 1h 30m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Play Trailer. Overview. 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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   When did August Wilson come to Broadway?

   • August Wilson's 'Two Trains Running' originally opened in 1990 and came to Broadway in 1992. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1945, Wilson was the fourth of six children in a poor mixed-race family. As of 2007, the play was available in a 1993 paperback edition published by Plume Drama.

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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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   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.