August Wilson
WriterActorProducer
- Born
- April 27, 1945
- Died
- October 2, 2005
August Wilson once dropped out of school, disillusioned after having been unjustly accused of plagiarism by a racist instructor who could not fathom the artistic and intellectual genius of a then young Black male writer. Wilson was not disillusioned forever. Having now completed a decade by decade…
Writer
| The Piano Lesson(2024) |
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020) |
| Fences(2016) |
| Fences(2012) |
| The Piano Lesson(1995) |
Actor
| The Naked Proof(2003)as Narrator |
Producer
| The Piano Lesson(1995) |
Soundtrack
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020) |
Self
| 60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Playwright (segment: August Wilson) |
| The 55th Annual Tony Awards(2001)as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| Working in the Theatre(1976)as Self |
| Charlie Rose(1991)as Self - Guest |
| The Los Angeles Annual Theater Ovation Awards(1996)as Self - Honoree |
Archive Footage
| PBS News Hour(1975)as Self |
| 60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Playwright, 'Fences' (segment: Viola), Self, Self - Playwright (segment: August Wilson) |
| Film Önü / Arkasi(2019)as Self |
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen(2020)as Self |
| On Broadway(2019)as Self |