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August Wilson

American Playwright

Born: Apr 27, 1945

Died: Oct 2, 2005

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In 1980 I sent a play, 'Jitney,' to the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis, won a Jerome Fellowship, and found myself sitting in a room with sixteen playwrights. I remember looking around and thinking that since I was sitting there, I must be a playwright, too. August Wilson

From Romare Bearden I learned that the fullness and richness of everyday life can be rendered without compromise or sentimentality. August Wilson

Life Everyday Life Everyday Compromise Rendered Learned Without Sentimentality Richness Fullness

I dropped out of school when I was 15 years old. I dropped out because I guess I wasn't getting anything out of my investment in the school. August Wilson

School Old Guess Out Investment Dropped Because Years Getting Anything

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