Birthdate: April 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 2, 2005
August Wilson, an influential American playwright, is known as the “theater’s poet of Black America.” He is renowned for The Pittsburgh Cycle, a collection of 10 plays that delve into the African-American experience in the 20th century. Some of his acclaimed works include Fences, The Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Wilson’s themes revolve around systemic exploitation, race relations, identity, migration, and discrimination. His writing is praised for its ability to humanize and empower African Americans. Additionally, two of his plays have been successfully adapted into films.
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