print email comment close August Wilson 4/27/45-10/2/05 URL: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03001/497623.stm Description: Collection of news and analysis about playwright August Wilson, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh and who also lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Seattle. Features a timeline, photos, obituary, and background about his Pittsburgh cycle of 10 plays, "each situated in a different decade of the 20th century, ... [which explore] the comedy and tragedy ... of African-American history and culture." Also includes links to many related articles. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Publisher: PG Publishing Co., Inc. Extra Keywords Frederick August Kittel Hill District Ma Rainey's Black Bottom LII Database Information: Record 21852 created by Maria Brandt on 06/14/2006 Last modification on 01/31/2007 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 03/22/2007 Published: 01/31/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21852