# Playwright August Wilson dead of cancer at age 60

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**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-august-wilson-dead-of-cancer-at-age-60/324575 "2005-10-03T14:14:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-august-wilson-dead-of-cancer-at-age-60/324575/1 "2005-10-03T14:14:02Z")

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[Link](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051002/ap_on_en_ot/obit_wilson)

Not only a great playwright but also a “rags-to-riches” story of living the American Dream. What he accomplished is remarkable.

Theatre has lost another one. ☹