August Wilson (1945-2005)

August Wilson (1945-2005) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, dedicated 2007.

Allegheny County · dedicated 2007 · 1727 Bedford Ave., Pittsburgh

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Co-founder of Pittsburgh's Black Horizon Theater and the author of a cycle of ten plays that have been hailed as a unique triumph in American literature. The plays cover each decade of the 20th century and most focus on African American life in the Hill District. Two of the plays, "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," won Pulitzer prizes for best drama in 1987 and 1990; "Fences" also won Broadway's Tony Award. This site is Wilson's birthplace.

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