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AUGUST wILSON
August Wilson (April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005) is one of the most
influential writers in American theater. The son of a white father and a
black mother, August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, also called Frederick August Kittle, was a German immigrant and baker and spent very little time with the family. His mother, Daisy Wilson, raised
August and his five siblings in a small, two-bedroom apartment in the poor Hill
District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, working hard as a cleaning lady to put food
on the table.When August Wilson was a teenager, his mother married David Bedford and the
family moved to Hazelwood, a predominately white working-class neighborhood.
There and in school, August and his family encountered threats and racial
hostility. After going through several different high schools,l, August Wilson eventually dropped out of school all together, at the age of 15, turning instead to self-education at
the Carnegie Library.
The work of August Wilson still lives on through the recreation of his play. Take a peek at the work that will continue to be used as lfe lessons.