August Wilson (English Wikipedia)

Steele, Bruce (October 10, 2005). "Remembering August Wilson 1945–2005". The Pitt Chronicle. The University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2008.

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Greenwood, Jill King (March 16, 2015). "August Wilson and Black Horizon Theatre". Pitt Chronicle. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2026.

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Glasco, Larry (Spring 2019). "Chapter IX: "I Can't Take It!": August Wilson Leaves Pittsburgh". August Wilson Journal. 1. doi:10.5195/awj.2019.26.

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"August Wilson Archive | University of Pittsburgh Library". augustwilson.library.pitt.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

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"University of Pittsburgh Library System Acquires Archive of Renowned Playwright August Wilson" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

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Associated Press (May 31, 2007). "State Memorializes August Wilson's Childhood Home". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2008.

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Viagas, Robert (April 22, 2016). "Denzel Washington's Fences Film Begins Shooting Today". Playbill. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
"August Wilson Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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Rawson, Christopher (November 9, 2009). "August Wilson's mythic character Aunt Ester explored in theater festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
Pitz, Marylynne (October 29, 2020). "August Wilson's literary archive is coming home". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
Rawson, Christopher (January 31, 2007). "Theater Hall of Fame honors August Wilson, seven others". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

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Kathy Mulady (June 12, 2007). "Visions For a New Seattle Center Being Made Public". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 5, 2008.

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"Saint Louis Literary Award – Saint Louis University". Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

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Saint Louis University Library Associates. "Recipients of the Saint Louis Literary Award". Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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Houlihan, Mary (January 8, 2014). "Court Theatre stages August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars'". Chicago Sun-Times.

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The August Wilson Century Cycle Archived October 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.Theatre Communications Group. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

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Lyons, Bonnie; George Plimpton (Winter 1999). "August Wilson, The Art of Theater No. 14". The Paris Review. Winter 1999 (153).

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"National August Wilson Monologue Competition". True Colors Theatre Company. 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2025.

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"August Wilson Stamp | USPS.com". store.usps.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Davis, Clayton (September 10, 2024). "Denzel Washington on Watching Son Malcolm Direct 'The Piano Lesson'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
Cox, Gordon (January 6, 2025). "Playwright August Wilson's Broadway Legacy Topped With a Posthumous Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame". Variety. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
"Variety's 10 Storytellers to Watch for 2025". Variety. August 13, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.

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"American Masters, August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand". PBS. February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
Steele, Bruce (October 10, 2005). "Remembering August Wilson 1945–2005". The Pitt Chronicle. The University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
Greenwood, Jill King (March 16, 2015). "August Wilson and Black Horizon Theatre". Pitt Chronicle. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
The August Wilson Century Cycle Archived October 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.Theatre Communications Group. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
Associated Press (May 31, 2007). "State Memorializes August Wilson's Childhood Home". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
"Wilson, August, House". www.cr.nps.gov. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
Cox, Gordon (January 6, 2025). "Playwright August Wilson's Broadway Legacy Topped With a Posthumous Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame". Variety. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
"Saint Louis Literary Award – Saint Louis University". Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
Saint Louis University Library Associates. "Recipients of the Saint Louis Literary Award". Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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Isherwood, Charles (October 3, 2005). "August Wilson, Theater's Poet of Black America, Is Dead at 60 (Published 2005)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
Gratzinger, Ollie (August 14, 2022). "Denzel Washington Honors August Wilson's Legacy at House Opening". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
Isherwood, Charles (October 3, 2005). "August Wilson, Theater's Poet of Black America, Is Dead at 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
Shannon, Sandra G. (1991). "The Fences They Build: August Wilson's Depiction of African-American Women". Obsidian II. 6 (2): 1–17. ISSN 0888-4412. JSTOR 44485235.
Hartigan, Patti (August 3, 2023). "The Playwright Who Changed the Face of American Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
Phillips, Maya (July 24, 2026). "The Piece of Art That Inspired One of Theater's Greatest Works". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Wilson, August #13712". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
Hartigan, Patti (2023). August Wilson: A Life. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781501180668. OCLC 1347429411.

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Cummings, Mike (February 22, 2017). "Oscar-nominated 'Fences' has Yale roots". YaleNews. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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