August Wilson
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Birth Name: Frederick August Kittel, Jr.
Born: 27 April 1945 Died: 2 October 2005
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Constanza Romero
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Born Frederick August Kittel in Pittsburgh's Hill District, fourth of six children of Frederick Kittel, an immigrant German baker who seldom spent time with his family, and Daisy Wilson Kittel, an African-American cleaning woman from North Carolina. Earlier, his maternal grandmother walked from North Carolina to Pennsylvania in search of a better life. Wilson's mother raised her children in a Bedford Avenue two-room apartment behind a grocery store. This poor neighborhood was inhabited by black Americans, Italians, and Jews. Daisy supported her family as a cleaning lady. During Wilson's teen years in the late 1950s, his mother m
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TV
1. 60 Minutes (1968)
Rating: | 88 Watched |
2. Charlie Rose
Rating: | 26 Watched |
3. Working in the Theatre (1979)
1 want to see |
Books
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1. Fences (1986)
Rating: | 4 own |
2. The Piano Lesson (1990)
Rating: | 2 own |
3. Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988)
1 own |
4. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Play (1985)
Rating: | 1 own |
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Movies
1. The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987)
1 Watched |
Movies written by
1. Fences (2016)
Rating: | 183 Watched |
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