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About the Author

Playwright August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His experiences of living in a primarily black community and then being the only black student in his class at a Roman Catholic high school would inform his dramatic writings. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 mostrar mais and continued his education on his own. Wilson wrote a ten play cycle that chronicles each decade of the black experience in the 20th century. Each of his plays focuses on what he perceived as the largest issue to confront African-Americans in that decade. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Fences and Piano Lesson, the best play Tony Award for Fences, and seven New York Drama Critics' Circle awards. He also received the Whiting Foundation Award, the American Theatre Critics Award, the 1999 National Humanities Medal awarded by the President, and numerous honorary degrees. He died of liver cancer on October 2, 2005 at the age of 60. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Inclui os nomes: August Wilson, August Wilson, Lloyd August; Introduction by Richards Wilson, Lloyd(Introducti August(Author) ; Richards Wilson

Séries

Century Cycle: Chronological Order

Century Cycle: Production Order

Obras de August Wilson

Popular Recente

Fences (1986) — Autor — 1,812 cópias

The Piano Lesson (1990) 922 cópias

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) 468 cópias

Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988) 433 cópias

Seven Guitars (1996) 230 cópias

Two Trains Running (1993) 229 cópias

Jitney (1982) 170 cópias

Gem of the Ocean (2006) 167 cópias

King Hedley II (2005) 136 cópias

Fences [2016 film] (2016) — Autor — 133 cópias

Radio Golf (2008) 128 cópias

August Wilson: Three Plays (1991) 50 cópias

August Wilson Century Cycle (2007) 32 cópias

The Ground on Which I Stand (Dramatic Contexts) (2000) 26 cópias

The Piano Lesson [1995 TV movie] (1995) — Original play — 11 cópias

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom [2020 film] (2020) — Playwright — 7 cópias

Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1988) 6 cópias

How I Learned What I Learned (2018) 6 cópias

Fences by August Wilson (1986-06-01) 5 cópias

Fences [DVD] [2017] 3 cópias

Fences script best original screenplay for your consideration 2016 (2016) 2 cópias

The piano lesson ; and, Joe Turner's come and gone 2 cópias

Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Penguin plays & screenplays) 2 cópias

Testimonies (in Antaeus) 2 cópias

EPHEMERA / THEATRE PROGRAMS & PLAYBILLS - August Wilson: Radio Golf, Two Trains Running 1 exemplar(es)

Um Limite Entre Nós (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

Joe Turner's Come & Gone ; Act 1 & 2 1 exemplar(es)

August Wilson's Fences (Modern Theatre Guides) (2009) 1 exemplar(es)

Fences [radioplay] 1 exemplar(es)

Theater - Summer/Fall 1985 1 exemplar(es)

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contribuinte, algumas edições — 919 cópias

A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our… (1989) — Interviewee — 549 cópias

The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights (1987) — Contribuinte — 178 cópias

Take Ten: New 10-Minute Plays (1997) — Contribuinte — 167 cópias

Braided Lives: An Anthology of Multicultural American Writing (1991) — Contribuinte — 87 cópias

The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights (1988) — Contribuinte — 80 cópias

The Creative Spirit: An Introduction to Theatre (1632) — Contribuinte — 76 cópias

Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays (1992) — Contribuinte — 59 cópias

Modern and Contemporary Drama (1958) — Contribuinte — 43 cópias

The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Protest (1998) — Contribuinte — 31 cópias

Black Thunder: An Anthology of African-American Drama (Mentor Series) (1992) — Playwright — 29 cópias

Best American Plays: Ninth Series, 1983-1992 (1993) — Contribuinte — 16 cópias

Crosswinds: An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora (1993) — Playwright — 10 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão: Wilson, August
Nome de batismo: Kittel, Jr., Frederick August
Data de nascimento: 1945-04-27
Data de falecimento: 2005-10-02
Local de enterro: Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, USA
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: USA
Local de nascimento: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Local de falecimento: Seattle, Washington, USA
Locais de residência: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Educação: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Ocupação: author
playwright
Organizações: American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1995)
United States Army
Premiações: National Humanities Medal (1999)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1992)
Whiting Writers' Award (1986)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1987, 1990)

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Fences de August Wilson

What a beautifully written, powerful play. My daughter will be reading this in her English class next week--she let me read it ahead of time and I'm so glad I did.

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lschiff | outras 17 resenhas | Sep 24, 2023 |

Fences de August Wilson

I read this play at the same time as Hansberry's _A Raisin in the Sun_. I will be reading this with my 11th graders in the coming weeks, and _Raisin_ with my 9th graders. It is interesting to see how these two plays depict the African-American experience in the 1950's, on the verge of the civil rights movement, in cities like Pittsburgh and Chicago. Both plays have at their center the character of a conflicted black male patriarch, whose struggle with his identity ends up destroying the dreams of their families. Troy Maxson, a former Negro league baseball player, spitefully keeps his son from pursuing a college football scholarship, passing his own frustrations down to the next generation.… (mais)

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jonbrammer | outras 17 resenhas | Jul 1, 2023 |

The Piano Lesson de August Wilson

This Is a very interesting read about Black families and their specific struggles and connection to enslavement. This story follows a family who finds an interesting marking from an enslaved family member. This story definitely has strong works and interesting themes. This story is a strong read for African-American students if they would like stories that specifically follow black households and their struggles with classifications and issues that may arise when it come to race and identity.

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TUscript | outras 11 resenhas | May 21, 2023 |

Fences: A Play de August Wilson

I read this quickly. I had seen the film version [edited] which was excellent, starring Mrs. Davis and Mr. Washington. Lots of uncovering of hidden personal traumas and new ways of coping amongst the various characters. Many good and charming stage effects are put into play here. The short Introduction by Lloyd Richards (Director of the Opening Night, New Haven production) emphasized Wilson's exposition of four generations of black Americans retold by Troy Maxson.

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sacredheart25 | outras 17 resenhas | Jan 3, 2023 |

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