1928-

American playwright

Albee has won three Pulitzer Prizes. His 13 plays (including The Zoo Story, The Sandbox, Tiny Alice, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Three Tall Women) are among the most famous in 20th-century literature. He was born in Washington, DC and adopted as a baby of two weeks into a wealthy entertainment-industry family in Westchester, New York. His adoption was not a happy one. He is gay.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97
Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992)
Bigsby, C.W.E. (compiler). Edward Albee: Bibliography, Biography, Playography. (London: TQ Publications, 1980)
Who's Who, 1997
Who's Who in America, 1996
"Biographical Sketch Of Edward Albee (1928- )." [Includes portrait]. Available at: http://tqd.advanced.org/2847/authors/albee.htm
Strong, Lester. "Aggressing against the Status Quo: An Interview with Edward Albee," Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, 4(1) (Winter 1997). Also available at: http://www.hglc.org/hglc/albee.htm

Indexes

European
USA
20th Century
21st Century
Literature
Theater, Broadcasting, Cinema
Sexuality: Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transsexuals
Estrangement from Adoptive or Foster Family
Formal, American/European-Type Adoption
Birth or Infancy
Others ("Strangers")
Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families