- Edward Franklin Albee III was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story, The Sandbox, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and A Delicate Balance
| Born: | 12 March 1928 Comment | | When did Edward Albee die? / Died | 16 September 2016 | | How many years did Edward Albee live? / Lived | 88 years | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
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Edward Albee facts
- Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play
- His works are often considered as frank 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
- His middle period comprised plays that explored the psychology of maturing, marriage, and sexual relationships
- 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
- Later in his life, Albee continued to experiment in works such as The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002)
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