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Writers & Thinkers

August Wilson

1945 – 2005

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Seattle, Washington, United States

Playwright raised in Pittsburgh's Hill District whose ten-play cycle follows Black American life decade by decade through the 20th century; Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990) won Pulitzer Prizes.

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The August Wilson Center for African American Culture in downtown Pittsburgh, photographed in 2009
Credit: Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress. License: Public domain.

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Sources

  1. The Kennedy Center, "August Wilson" (Primary source)
  2. Hartford Stage, StageNotes: The Piano Lesson, "American Century Cycle" (Reference)
  3. University of Minnesota, Honorary Degree Recipients, "August Wilson" (Primary source)

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