{"id":395,"date":"2015-04-27T12:32:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T16:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=395"},"modified":"2016-05-24T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T21:01:51","slug":"a-celebration-of-august-wilsons-70th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2015\/04\/27\/a-celebration-of-august-wilsons-70th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"A celebration of August Wilson&#8217;s 70th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/augustwilson004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?fit=2000%2C1281&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1281\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"augustwilson004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;August Wilson in April of 2001. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?fit=848%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?resize=848%2C543\" alt=\"August Wilson in April of 2001. The celebrated American playwright was born April 27, 1945. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?resize=1024%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/augustwilson004.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August Wilson in April of 2001. The celebrated American playwright was born April 27, 1945. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399\" style=\"width: 2256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson003.jpg?fit=848%2C1312\" alt=\"August Wilson in the Hill District on Bedford Avenue. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\" \" height=\"1312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August Wilson in the Hill District on Bedford Avenue. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wilson011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?fit=2000%2C1141&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1141\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wilson011\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;At the 2001 New York City  premiere of &#8220;King Hedley II&#8221;,  playwright August Wilson who holds his daughter Azula,3, in front of the Virginia Theatre.  (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;At the 2001 New York City  premiere of &#8220;King Hedley II&#8221;,  playwright August Wilson who holds his daughter Azula,3, in front of the Virginia Theatre.  (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?fit=848%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?resize=848%2C484\" alt=\"At the 2001 New York City  premiere of &quot;King Hedley II&quot;,  playwright August Wilson who holds his daughter Azula,3, in front of the Virginia Theatre.  (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"484\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson011.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the 2001 New York City  premiere of &#8220;King Hedley II&#8221;,  playwright August Wilson who holds his daughter Azula,3, in front of the Virginia Theatre.  (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-419\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wilson009\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?fit=2000%2C1206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1206\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wilson009\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;August Wilson talks with actor Anthony Chisholm during rehearsal of Wilson&#8217;s play &#8220;Radio Golf&#8221; at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in 2005.(AP Photo\/ Michelle McLoughlin)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?fit=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?fit=848%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?resize=848%2C511\" alt=\"August Wilson talks with actor Anthony Chisholm during rehearsal of Wilson&#039;s play &quot;Radio Golf&quot; at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in 2005.(AP Photo\/ Michelle McLoughlin)\" width=\"848\" height=\"511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson009.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August Wilson talks with actor Anthony Chisholm during rehearsal of Wilson&#8217;s play &#8220;Radio Golf&#8221; at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in 2005.(AP Photo\/ Michelle McLoughlin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421\" style=\"width: 2210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wilson010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?fit=2210%2C1533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2210,1533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wilson010\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;On the set for &#8220;Fences&#8221; at Pittsburgh Public Theater in 1999 are, from left,  Keith Glover, Marion McClinton, August Wilson and John Henry Redwood. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;On the set for &#8220;Fences&#8221; at Pittsburgh Public Theater in 1999 are, from left,  Keith Glover, Marion McClinton, August Wilson and John Henry Redwood. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?fit=848%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?resize=848%2C588\" alt=\"On the set for &quot;Fences&quot; at Pittsburgh Public Theater in 1999 are, from left,  Keith Glover, Marion McClinton, August Wilson and John Henry Redwood. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"588\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?w=2210&amp;ssl=1 2210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?resize=1024%2C710&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson010.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the set for &#8220;Fences&#8221; at Pittsburgh Public Theater in 1999 are, from left,  Keith Glover, Marion McClinton, August Wilson and John Henry Redwood. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wilson007\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?fit=2000%2C1121&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1121\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wilson007\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pallbearers bring August Wilson&#8217;s casket out of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall after a celebration of Wilson&#8217;s life. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pallbearers bring August Wilson&#8217;s casket out of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall after a celebration of Wilson&#8217;s life. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?fit=848%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?resize=848%2C475\" alt=\"Pallbearers bring August Wilson&#039;s casket out of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall after a celebration of Wilson&#039;s life. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"475\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/wilson007.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pallbearers bring August Wilson&#8217;s casket out of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall after a celebration of Wilson&#8217;s life. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-398\" style=\"width: 2210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/wilson002.jpg?resize=848%2C530\" alt=\" Sakina Ansari-Wilson, daughter of August Wilson, immediately following the unveiling of the historical marker  at Wilson&#039;s childhood home at 1727 Bedford Ave. in the Hill District. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sakina Ansari-Wilson, daughter of August Wilson, immediately following the unveiling of the historical marker  at Wilson&#8217;s childhood home at 1727 Bedford Ave. in the Hill District. (Andy Starnes\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404\" style=\"width: 2658px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/pano_wilson011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/pano_wilson011.jpg?resize=848%2C408\" alt=\"Paul Ellis Jr., a nephew of August Wilson, holds a portrait of the playwright in one of the small, humble rooms at 1727 Bedford Avenue in the Hill District. Wilson spent his formative childhood years in these rooms. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"848\" height=\"408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Ellis Jr., a nephew of August Wilson, holds a portrait of the playwright in one of the small, humble rooms at 1727 Bedford Avenue in the Hill District. Wilson spent his formative childhood years in these rooms. 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