Born on this day – August Wilson:

 

Writer

April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005

Credits:

Written work:

Black Bart and the Sacred Hills; Fences; Fullerton Street; Gem of the Ocean; How I Learned What I Learned; Jitney!; Joe Turner's Come and Gone; King Hedley II; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Placebo; Profiles in Science: One Man and One Woman / William Harvey; Radio Golf; Recycle; Seven Guitars; The Coldest Day of the Year; The Ground on Which I Stand; The Homecoming; The Janitor; The Piano Lesson; Two Trains Running.

Movies, video and television:

60 Minutes / Viola / August Wilson (2002–2021); American Masters (2015); Charlie Rose (1998); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1990); Fences (2012); Fences (2016); Literary Visions (1992); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020); On Broadway (2019); PBS NewsHour (2020–2024); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The Naked Proof (2003); The Piano Lesson (1995); Working in the Theatre (1987–2001).