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NAME: August Wilson
OCCUPATION: Playwright
BIRTH DATE: April 27, 1945
DEATH DATE: October 2, 2005
EDUCATION: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, St. Richard's Parochial School, Central Catholic High School, Gladstone High School, Connelly Vocational High School
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH: Seattle, Washington
ORIGINALLY Frederick August Kittel Jr. AKA Frederick August Kittel Frederick Kittel
FULL NAME August Wilson

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Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Call Number: 812.54 WIL
ISBN: 0452260094
Publication Date: 1988-10-30
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
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ISBN: 0452265347
Publication Date: 1990-12-01