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Edward Albee

Edward Franklin Albee

American playwright (1928–2016).

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Statements about Edward Albee

Sex or Gender

Male

Occupation

Playwright
Writer
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Theatrical Director

Date of Birth

3/12/1928

Country of Citizenship

United States

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Place of Birth

Washington, D.C.

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

19 items
National Medal of Arts
Nestroy Award
America Award in Literature
(2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Tony Award for Best Play
(4/28/1963)
For Work
:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Statement Is Subject Of
:
17th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/28/1963
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
(1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(1967)
For Work
:
A Delicate Balance
Point in Time
: 1967
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(1975)
For Work
:
Seascape
Point in Time
: 1975
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(1994)
For Work
:
Three Tall Women
Point in Time
: 1994
St. Louis Literary Award
(1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
Kennedy Center Honors
(1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Tony Award for Best Play
(6/2/2002)
For Work
:
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Statement Is Subject Of
:
56th Tony Awards
Winner
:
Scott Rudin
Winner
:
Carole Shorenstein Hays
Point in Time
: 6/2/2002
Drama Desk Special Award
(2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami
(5/14/1996)
Point in Time
: 5/14/1996
Hull-Warriner Award
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

Family Name

Albee

Notable Work

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Given Name

Edward
Series Ordinal
:1
Franklin
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:2

Educated At

Choate Rosemary Hall
Trinity College
Lawrenceville School
Rye Country Day School
Valley Forge Military Academy and College

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
PEN America

Described by Source

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url

Employer

University of Houston

Nominated For

15 items
Tony Award for Best Author
(1965)
For Work
:
Tiny Alice
Statement Is Subject Of
:
19th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1965
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
(1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Tony Award for Best Play
(1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Tony Award for Best Play
(1964)
Point in Time
: 1964
Tony Award for Best Play
(1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
Tony Award for Best Play
(1967)
Point in Time
: 1967
Tony Award for Best Play
(1975)
Point in Time
: 1975
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
(1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
(1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(2001)
For Work
:
The Play About the Baby
Point in Time
: 2001
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Tony Award for Best Play
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(2003)
For Work
:
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Point in Time
: 2003
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
(2005)
Point in Time
: 2005

Date of Death

9/16/2016

Place of Death

Montauk

Name in Native Language

Edward Albee

Influenced By

A. Sṭrindberg
Samuel Beckett

Residence

Washington, D.C.

Native Language

English

Birth Name

Edward Franklin Albee

Start of Work Period

1958

Cause of Death

Diabetes

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Unmarried Partner

Terrence McNally
(1959 - 1964)
Start Time
: 1959
End Time
: 1964

Sexual Orientation

Homosexuality

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Archives At

University of Delaware Library Special Collections
New York Public Library Main Branch
Collection
:
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Title
: Edward Albee papers
Inventory Number
:MssCol 34
Described at URL
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Relative

Reed A. Albee
Kinship to Subject
:
Adoptive Father
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