Edward Albee

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Edward Albee was an influential American playwright best known for his sharp, psychologically intense dramas such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

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Edward Albee canonical 27
Albee 1
Edward Franklin Albee III 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
dramatist
human
playwright
screenwriter
adaptedWork Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
surface form: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)
awardReceived Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Play
birthName Edward Albee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward Franklin Albee III
causeOfDeath diabetes-related complications
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-03-12
dateOfDeath 2016-09-16
educatedAt Trinity College (Hartford)
familyName Edward Albee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albee
fieldOfWork playwriting
theatre
genre absurdist theatre
drama
psychological drama
givenName Edward
influenced American postwar drama
contemporary American playwrights
influencedBy Eugene Ionesco
Samuel Beckett
Tennessee Williams
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Theatre of the Absurd
name Edward Albee self-link
notableWork A Delicate Balance
Seascape
The American Dream
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
The Sandbox
The Zoo Story
Three Tall Women
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
occupation dramatist
playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfDeath Montauk
surface form: Montauk, New York, United States
residence New York City
sexualOrientation gay
spouse Jonathan Thomas
subjectOf biographies of Edward Albee

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Edward Albee name Edward Albee self-link
Edward Albee birthName Edward Albee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Franklin Albee III
Edward Albee familyName Edward Albee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Albee
Samuel Beckett influenced Edward Albee
Tennessee Williams influenced Edward Albee
The Zoo Story author Edward Albee
The Sandbox author Edward Albee
The Sandbox writer Edward Albee
The American Dream author Edward Albee
A Delicate Balance author Edward Albee
A Delicate Balance writer Edward Albee
A Delicate Balance notableWorkOf Edward Albee
Seascape author Edward Albee
Seascape writer Edward Albee
Seascape copyrightHolder Edward Albee
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? author Edward Albee
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? writer Edward Albee
Three Tall Women author Edward Albee
Three Tall Women writer Edward Albee
Eugene Ionesco influenced Edward Albee
Jonathan Thomas spouse Edward Albee