August Wilson /

August Wilson /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, c1992.
Description:1 videocassette (VHS) (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language:English
Series:In black and white ; pt. 5
Subject:
Wilson, August -- Interviews.
Wilson, August.
African American dramatists -- 20th century -- Interviews.
African American authors.
African American dramatists.
Authors, American.
Dramatists, American.
Filmed interviews.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Format: Video cassette Video
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4292531
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Title on Container: Conversation with August Wilson.
Other authors / contributors:Wilson, August.
Moore, Edwina.
Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana.
California Newsreel (Firm)
Notes:Title on container: A conversation with August Wilson.
Bibliographical references on container.
Camera, Renato Volger, Jim Mayer, Stefan Ferreira ; editor, Alberto Eisenhardt, Christiane Badgley ; narrator, Edwina Moore ; music, Andre Knecht, Mary Watkins.
VHS.
Summary:August Wilson traces the origins of his plays back to a troubled childhood in a Pittsburgh ghetto. He explains the influence of black traditions like storytelling and the blues on his work. He describes his role as passing down the practical and spiritual wisdom of the African American community.

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