Edward Albee

Playwright, Author

1928 –

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Who is Edward Albee?

Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is known for works such as The Zoo Story, The Sandbox, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and a rewrite of the book for the unsuccessful musical Breakfast at Tiffany's, an adaptation of Truman Capote's 1966 book of the same name. His works are considered well-crafted, often unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition. His early works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet. Younger American playwrights, such as Paula Vogel, credit Albee's daring mix of theatricality and biting dialogue with helping to reinvent the post-war American theatre in the early 1960s. Albee continues to experiment in works, such as The Goat: or, Who Is Sylvia?.

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Born
Mar 12, 1928
Virginia
Also known as
  • Edward Franklin Albee III
  • Edward Franklin Albee
  • Edward Harvey
Parents
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Rye Country Day School
  • Trinity College
  • Choate Rosemary Hall
  • Lawrenceville School
  • Valley Forge Military Academy and College
Employment
  • University of Houston
Lived in
  • Washington, D.C.

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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