August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's... 47 KB (4,866 words) - 00:41, 12 March 2024 |
The August Wilson House is an historic home which is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It once belonged to the family of the famed African-American... 3 KB (169 words) - 09:40, 19 December 2023 |
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called... 259 KB (31,274 words) - 20:22, 27 March 2024 |
Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is an American actor and director. He is the older brother of actors Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson. Wilson was born... 7 KB (362 words) - 13:09, 31 January 2024 |
Williams. It is an adaptation of the 1987 play of the same name by August Wilson. Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression... 6 KB (439 words) - 23:49, 11 March 2024 |
starring, produced, and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name. In... 28 KB (2,832 words) - 13:20, 12 March 2024 |
Byron August Wilson (1918–1992) was an American mid-20th century artist and educator, known for his jewelry design. Wilson was born in Alameda, California... 8 KB (687 words) - 15:54, 2 June 2023 |
came to prominence as a character actor often performing the plays of August Wilson. He has received nominations for two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award... 16 KB (897 words) - 08:13, 15 March 2024 |
Viola Davis (category Use American English from August 2020) 2001 Broadway production of August Wilson's King Hedley II (2001) and Rose Maxson in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences (2010). The drama... 83 KB (7,041 words) - 13:59, 28 March 2024 |
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is a U.S. nonprofit arts organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that presents performing and... 10 KB (959 words) - 08:54, 28 January 2024 |
Zachary Kapono Wilson (born August 3, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played... 34 KB (2,901 words) - 10:04, 20 March 2024 |
a 1987 play by American playwright August Wilson. It is the fourth play in Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle. Wilson began writing this play by playing with... 40 KB (4,446 words) - 00:17, 12 March 2024 |
Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for... 44 KB (2,890 words) - 22:17, 21 March 2024 |
Phylicia Rashad (category Use mdy dates from August 2015) August: Osage County, at the Music Box Theatre. Rashad returned to directing August Wilson's work in early 2014, when she led a revival of Wilson's Fences... 40 KB (2,891 words) - 05:51, 26 February 2024 |
Yale University came from watching a clip of the 1985 production of August Wilson's play Fences, starring James Earl Jones and Courtney B. Vance. Vance... 13 KB (379 words) - 22:25, 7 January 2024 |
by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman... 67 KB (3,635 words) - 12:16, 12 March 2024 |
Lambert Nicolas Wilson (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bɛʁ wilsɔn]; born Willson, 3 August 1958) is a French actor. He is best known internationally for his... 24 KB (1,186 words) - 19:23, 23 March 2024 |
Killing of Michael Brown (redirect from Darren Dean Wilson) On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown was... 237 KB (20,180 words) - 20:43, 17 February 2024 |
Simon has been nominated for the award more than any other playwright. August Wilson, with nine nominations, comes in second, followed by Tom Stoppard (eight... 50 KB (1,021 words) - 11:47, 26 February 2024 |
Black Bottom is a 1982 play – one of the ten-play Century Cycle by August Wilson – that chronicles the 20th-century African-American experience. The... 11 KB (803 words) - 19:46, 7 March 2024 |
biologist August Wesley (1887–1942), Finnish journalist, trade unionist and revolutionary August Wilson (1945–2005), American playwright August Winding... 9 KB (845 words) - 22:07, 27 March 2024 |
Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director best known for his role... 39 KB (3,073 words) - 22:16, 21 March 2024 |
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO (5 May 1864 – 22 June 1922) was one of the most senior British Army staff officers of the... 201 KB (28,317 words) - 04:36, 27 March 2024 |