Edward Albee
American playwright (1928-2016)
Edward Franklin Albee III (/ˈɔːlbiː/ AWL-bee; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright. He was known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), and a rewrite of the book for the unsuccessful musical Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966), an adaptation of Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name.[1]
Edward Albee | |
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 Edward Albee in the 1980s | |
| Born | March 12, 1928 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2016 (aged 88) Montauck, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Dramatist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1958–2016 |
| Notable works | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Zoo Story The American Dream The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1967, 1975, and 1994) Tony Award (1963 and 2002) National Medal of Arts (1996) Special Tony Award (2005) |
Albee was openly gay and stated that he first knew he was gay at age 12 and a half.[2]
Albee died on September 16, 2016 at his home in Montauck, New York from complications of diabetes, aged 88.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Biography and Video Interview of Edward Albee at Academy of Achievement". Achievement.org. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ Shulman, Randy (March 10, 2011). "Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ↑ Howard, Adam (September 16, 2016). "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Edward Albee Dead at 88". NBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Edward Albee at Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Albee Foundation
- The Edward Albee Society
- Edward Albee at the Internet Broadway Database
- Edward Albee on IMDb
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