"I been with strangers all day and they treated me like family. I come in here to family and you treat me like a stranger." ― August Wilson From August Wilson Playwright Added on 1/31/2026 About August Wilson August Wilson was an American playwright known for the Pittsburgh Cycle, a series of ten plays about African American life in the 20th century. He received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Born: 1945-04-27 Died: 2005-10-02 View all quotes from August Wilson