August Wilson (1945-2005) Home - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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1727 Bedford Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Late-1800s row house; City Historic Landmark; PHMC Historical Marker
The co-founder of Pittsburgh’s Black Horizon Theater, August Wilson authored 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. The rear of this site is Wilson's birthplace.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Late-1800s row house; City Historic Landmark; PHMC Historical Marker
The co-founder of Pittsburgh’s Black Horizon Theater, August Wilson authored 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. The rear of this site is Wilson's birthplace.
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