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August Wilson

PLAYWRIGHT Apr 27, 1945 - Oct 2, 2005

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

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

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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson's Timeless Work

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson and African American Culture

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- 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 -- August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson in Seattle

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand -- August Wilson's Youth

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

Lloyd Richards and August Wilson

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