August Wilson
August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. His best known work was a collection of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. His works talk about the tragic lives and hardships African-Americans had in the 20th century. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Wilson died on October 2, 2005 in Seattle, Washington of liver cancer, aged 60.
August Wilson Media
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - IMG 0789
Wilson's childhood home at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh
The August Wilson Theatre, New York City
Other websites
- August Wilson Theatre Broadway
- August Wilson Center for African American Culture
- Berkeley Rep profile of Wilson and works Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- The Whiting Foundation Profile
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article
- August Wilson on IMDb
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