August Wilson
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August Wilson was a renowned American playwright best known for his cycle of plays chronicling African American life in the 20th century, including works such as "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American playwright
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
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surface form:
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| birthName | Frederick August Kittel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-10-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) (did not complete)
Connelly Trade School (did not complete) ⓘ Gladstone High School ⓘ
surface form:
Gladstone High School (did not complete)
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| ethnicBackground |
African American father
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German American mother ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
African American history
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Azula Carmen Wilson
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Sakina Ansari ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Arts Movement
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Blues music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
African-American theatre
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realism ⓘ |
| name | August Wilson self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | wrote a cycle of ten plays chronicling African American life in each decade of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fences (2016 film)
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surface form:
Fences
Gem of the Ocean ⓘ Jitney ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ
surface form:
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
King Hedley II ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ⓘ Radio Golf ⓘ Seven Guitars ⓘ The Piano Lesson (TV film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Piano Lesson
The Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ Two Trains Running ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| spouse |
Constanza Romero
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Judy Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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