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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". [1] He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle ) , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the ...
Aug 16, 2023 · In her riveting biography August Wilson: A Life, Patti Hartigan, an award-winning theatre critic and former arts reporter for the Boston Globe, gives the first full account of what Wilson achieved—and a sense of what he still might have done were his life not cut tragically short. Simon & Schuster, 2023. 544 pp, $32.50.
Jan 16, 2020 · Early Years. August Wilson was born April 27, 1945, in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a poor Black neighborhood. At birth, he bore his baker father’s name, Frederick August Kittel. His father was a German immigrant, known for his drinking and temper, and his mother, Daisy Wilson, was African American.
Aug 3, 2023 · The story of that summer is recounted here in this excerpt from “August Wilson: A Life,” an upcoming biography by Patti Hartigan, a former theater critic for The Boston Globe. AUGUST...
Aug 14, 2023 · Hartigan, a former Boston Globe writer, met Wilson in 1987 at the Eugene O’Neill Art Center in Waterford, Connecticut and has written extensively on Wilson’s work over the years. Pulling from...
August Wilson was an American playwright best known for his extraordinary cycle of 10 plays that chronicle the 20th century African-American experience. All but one of Wilson’s masterful plays are set in the Hill District, the working-class neighborhood of his birth in 1945.
August Wilson. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. April 27, 1945 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died. October 2, 2005 · Seattle, Washington, USA (liver cancer) Birth name. Frederick August Kittel. Mini Bio.
