What is 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 Prize for Drama|Pulitzer Prizes for Drama]]. His works talk about the tragic lives and hardships [[African-American]]s 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. ==Other websites== {{Commons category|August Wilson}} * [http://www.august-wilson-theatre.com August Wilson Theatre Broadway] * [http://www.augustwilsoncenter.org/ August Wilson Center for African American Culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224095230/http://www.augustwilsoncenter.org/ |date=2020-02-24 }} * [http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/0809/jt_archive_program.asp#one Berkeley Rep profile of Wilson and works] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223113545/http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/0809/jt_archive_program.asp#one |date=2012-02-23 }} * [http://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/august-wilson#/ The Whiting Foundation Profile] * [http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2014/02/09/August-Wilson-s-11th-play-needs-to-come-home/stories/201402090046 ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' article] * {{IMDb name|0933025}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, August}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Washington (state)]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:Pulitzer Prize winners]] [[Category:Writers from Pittsburgh]] {{US-bio-stub}}