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The 9 pages that link to August Wilson, each with the reason it gives.

• Pulitzer Prize for DramaRelated: His two Drama Prizes brought national attention to plays from his Pittsburgh Cycle.

• PittsburghRelated: Pittsburgh’s Hill District inspired the setting of many of his plays.

• National TheatreRelated: The National Theatre has staged his work, connecting its repertory to major American drama.

• American theatreRelated: His cycle made Black history and experience central to a sustained national dramatic project.

• Denzel WashingtonRelated: Washington directed and starred in the film adaptation of Wilson’s Fences.

• James Earl JonesRelated: Jones performed Troy Maxson in Wilson’s Fences on Broadway.

• Theater in the United StatesRelated: His cycle made Black history a defining subject of the American stage.

• Viola DavisRelated: Davis performed in Wilson’s King Hedley II, Seven Guitars, and Fences.

• Ma RaineyRelated: His play made Rainey’s studio session the center of a drama about art and power.