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Birth of August Wilson
August Wilson was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to his mom Daisy Wilson Kittel (African American) and his father Frederick Kittel (German). -
Education
August (15) was given an essay to do on a historical individual. He was then later accused of plagiarism which had made him dropout. He started learning on his own and turned to poetry. -
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Four B's
Throughout his whole life August was inspired what he called the four b's. This was Blues music, Jorge Luis Borges who was a poet and writer, painter Bearden, and playwriter Amiri Baraka. -
Name Change
After August's father had passed away he changed his name from Kittel to Wilson to honor his mothers name and declared himself a poet. -
Co-founder
August decision in co-funding the Black Horizons Theatre with his friend Rob Penny have a major influence on African American theatre. The theatre plays gain attention from upper-level individuals who liked the history. -
Marriage #1
August gets married to his first wife named Brenda Burton but then divorced her 3 years later. -
Daughter is Born
A year after Brenda and August got married they had a daughter named Sakina Ansari Wilson. -
Death of August
August Wilson died at the age of 60. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in the summer and had only some months to live.