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August Wilson

August Wilson

PLAYWRIGHT Apr 27, 1945 - Oct 2, 2005

KNOWN FOR

Ten-play cycle chronicling each decade of the 20th-century African-American experience

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (Feb 2015)Directed by Sam Pollard

Written Features

August Wilson
Classroom Resources: August Wilson
Music in August Wilson’s Work
August Wilson
August Wilson biography and timeline

Video Features

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson's Timeless Work
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson's Timeless Work
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson and African American Culture
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson and African American Culture
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Actor James Earl Jones on August Wilson's Plays
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | Actor James Earl Jones on August Wilson's Plays
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson in Seattle
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson in Seattle
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson's Youth
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Clip | August Wilson's Youth
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Preview
Lloyd Richards and August Wilson
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson’s 10-play cycle: scenes and synopses

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