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| Name: |
August Wilson | | Variant Name: |
Frederick August Kittell | | Birth Date: |
1945 | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright |
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 Biography of August Wilson
9,340 words, approx. 31 pages
 August Wilson is one of the leading American playwrights of the late twentieth century. He has been phenomenally successful, having won two Pulitzers, five New York Drama Critics Circle awards, and several Tonys in a long list of prestigious awards,... summary from source:
 Biography of August Wilson
1,742 words, approx. 6 pages
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson (Frederick August Kittell; born 1945) embarked upon a mission to write a cycle of ten plays addressing central issues that have impacted African Americans in each decade of the 20th... 
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 August Wilson Quotes
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 All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 August Wilson Information
2,000 words, approx. 7 pages
August Wilson (April 27, 1945—October 2, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. Wilson's singular achievement and literary legacy is a cycle of ten plays—two of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama—dubbed "The Pittsburgh...
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The New York Observer The Heart of the Matter: Wilson Versus the Rest
1/21/2007: 1,154 words, approx. 4 pagesSeeing again August Wilson’s compelling Two Trains Running (directed by Lou Bellamy, now in the last two weeks of its extended run at the Signature), I was struck by how badly our theater needs emotion—plain, simple, direct emotion. It isn’t just Wilson’s widely admired musicality... summary from source:
AP News `LoveMusik' leads Drama Desk nominations
4/26/2007: 391 words, approx. 1 pages"LoveMusik," a look at the relationship between composer Kurt Weill and actress Lotte Lenya, received 12 Drama Desk nominations Thursday, honoring the best of the 2006-2007 New York theater season.It was followed by three other musicals _ "Curtains," "Legally Blonde" and "Spring Awakening" _ and...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Yvonne Shafer
8,247 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Shafer analyzes Wilson's life and his techniques as a playwright, and chronicles the stage productions of his plays.
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Critical Essay by James Robert Saunders
4,908 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Saunders overviews Wilson's life and career in order to illuminate the playwright's use of ambiguȯus and often paradoxical characters, details, and themes in his works.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 81%A Father's Misguided Protectionism in "Fences"
989 words, approx. 3 pages
"Fences" by August Wilson is a story about a father, Troy, whose mistakes and experiences lead him to be overprotective of his son, Cory. Troy secretly is jealous of the opportunities that Cory gets.
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