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Edward Albee

(1928–2016) Playwright United States

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Edward Albee was a playwright from the United States, best known for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Quick Facts About Edward Albee

Born
March 12, 1928
Died
September 16, 2016
Nationality
United States
Profession
Playwright
Notable works
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Known for
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

About Edward Albee

Edward Franklin Albee III was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American variant of what Martin Esslin identified as and named the Theater of the Absurd. Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Tony Award for Best Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play Drama Desk Special Award Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Hull-Warriner Award PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award St. Louis Literary Award America Award in Literature
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Miami Evelyn F. Burkey Award star on Playwrights' Sidewalk Pulitzer Prize for Drama Nestroy Theatre Prize Kennedy Center Honors National Medal of Arts

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