# August Wilson

> August Wilson was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century. Plays in the series include Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990), each of which won Wilson the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988). In 2006, Wilson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

*American playwright (1945-2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1945-04-27
- **Died:** 2005-10-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 54.9

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933025/ (@nm0933025)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.augustwilson.net

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