August Wilson, born Frederick August Kittel Jr., was an American playwright who lived from 1945 to 2005, called the theater's poet of Black America. He is best known for The Pittsburgh Cycle, a series of ten plays chronicling the experiences of the African American community across the twentieth century; plays in the cycle including Fences and The Piano Lesson each won him the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and his work has since been adapted into a series of films. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America"
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He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America".
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In 1968, along with his friend Rob Penny, Wilson co-founded the Black Horizon Theater in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.
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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945, October 2, 2005) was an American playwright.
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