Edward Albee

Edward Albee
Edward Albee in the 1980s
Born	(1928-03-12)March 12, 1928 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 16, 2016(2016-09-16) (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 A Delicate Balance The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Three Tall Women
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1967, 1975, and 1994) Tony Award (1963 and 2002) National Medal of Arts (1996) Special Tony Award (2005)

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]

In 1963, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won the Tony Award for Best Play.^[2] He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967 for A Delicate Balance, in 1975 for Seascape, and in 1994 for Three Tall Women.^[3]

Albee was openly gay and stated that he first knew he was gay at age 12 and a half.^[4]

Albee died on September 16, 2016 at his home in Montauck, New York from complications of diabetes, aged 88.^[5]

1. ↑ "Biography and Video Interview of Edward Albee at Academy of Achievement". Achievement.org. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
2. ↑ "Winners". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
3. ↑ "Drama". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
4. ↑ Shulman, Randy (March 10, 2011). "Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014.
5. ↑ Howard, Adam (September 16, 2016). "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Edward Albee Dead at 88". NBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2016.