Edward Albee

Edward Albee (1928–2016) was an American playwright known for sharp dialogue and probing examinations of modern life. Born in Washington, D.C., he was adopted and raised in Larchmont, New York. Albee emerged as a major voice in the early 1960s with *The Zoo Story* (1959) and achieved wide acclaim with *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* (1962), a searing portrait of marriage and illusion. His plays often blend realism with absurdist elements and confront themes of identity, power, and social conformity. Albee won three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama—for *A Delicate Balance*, *Seascape*, and *Three Tall Women*.