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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Willie Aames to Steven Anderson
Edward Albee Biography (1928-)
Full name, Edward Franklin Albee III; born March 12, 1928, in Washington, DC;adopted son of Reed A. (a co-owner of a theatre circuit) and Frances (maidenname, Cotter) Albee. Addresses: Agent: Jonathan Lomma, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC., 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- March 12, 1928
- Washington, D.C, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Director
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The Sandbox, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1962
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The American Dream, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1972
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The Palace at 4 a.m., John Drew Theatre, 1972
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Seascape, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1975
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Three Albee One-Acts, Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University, NewYork City, 1979
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The Man Who Had Three Arms, New World Festival, Miami, FL, then Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, later Lyceum Theatre, New York City, all 1983
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Marriage Play, English Theatre, Vienna, Austria, 1987
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Doolittle Theatre, Hollywood, CA,1989
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Krapp's Last Tape, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, 1991
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Three Tall Women, English Theatre, 1991
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Marriage Play, Alley Theatre, and McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ,both 1992
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Happy Days, Alley Theatre, 1993
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Fragments, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, OH, 1993
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Sand, Albee One-Acts, Signature Theatre, New York, NY, 1994
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Stage Producer
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with Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder
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Corruption in the Palace of Justice, 1963
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Play, 1964
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The Lover, 1964
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Funnyhouse of a Negro, 1964
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Two Executioners, 1964
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The Dutchman, 1964
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Tiny Alice, 1964
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Lovey, 1965
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Hunting the Jingo Bird, 1965
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Do Not Pass Go, 1965
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Happy Days, 1965
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That Thing at the Cherry Lane, 1965
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Up to Thursday, 1965
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Balls, 1965
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Home Free, 1965
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Pigeons, 1965
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Conserico Was Here to Stay, 1965
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The Butter and Egg Man, 1966
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Night of the Dunce, 1966
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The Long Christmas Dinner, 1967
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Queens of France, 1967
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The Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden, 1967
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The Rimers of Eldritch, 1967
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The Party on Greenwich Avenue, 1967
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The Death of Bessie Smith, 1968
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The American Dream, 1968
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Krapp's Last Tape, 1968
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The Zoo Story, 1968
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Happy Days, 1968
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The Front Page, 1969
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Water Color, 1970
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Criss-Crossing, 1970
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All Over, 1971
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Major Tours
- Director, Albee Directs Albee, U.S. cities, 1978-1979
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Himself, Changing Stages, BBC and PBS, 2000
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Specials
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Judy Garland: The Concert Years, 1985
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986, 1988
- Panelist, Crisis in the Arts: Politics, Censorship, and Money, PBS, 1991
- Himself (honoree), The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996
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The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996
- Himself, Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself, BBC, 1998
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John Steinbeck: An American Writer, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times, PBS, 2000
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Eugene O'Neill: A Haunted Life, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
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Episodic
- "Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage," American Masters, PBS, 1994
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (original cast recording), WarnerBros., 1963
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WRITINGS
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Plays
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The Zoo Story (in German), produced at Schiller Theatre Werkstatt,Berlin, Germany, 1959, then Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1960
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The Death of Bessie Smith (in German), produced at Schlosspark, Berlin, 1960, then York Playhouse, New York City, 1961
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Fam and Yam, produced at White Barn Theatre, Westport, CT, 1960; published by Dramatists Play Service (New York City), 1961
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The Sandbox, produced at Jazz Gallery, New York City, 1960, then Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1962
- Author of libretto (with James Hinton, Jr.), Bartleby (based on the story "Bartleby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville), produced at York Playhouse, 1961
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The American Dream, produced at York Playhouse, 1961; published byCoward, 1961
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, produced at Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1962; published by Atheneum (New York City), 1962
- Author of adaptation, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (based on the novel by Carson McCullers), produced at Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1963; published by Houghton (Boston, MA), 1963
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Tiny Alice, produced at Billy Rose Theatre, 1964; published by Atheneum, 1965
- Author of adaptation, Malcolm (based on the novel by James Purdy),produced at Shubert Theatre, 1966; published by Atheneum, 1966
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A Delicate Balance, produced at Martin Beck Theatre, 1966; published by Atheneum, 1966
- Author of musical adaptation, Breakfast at Tiffany's (music by BobMerrill), produced in Philadelphia, PA, then Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Author of adaptation, Everything in the Garden (based on the playby Giles Cooper), produced at Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1967; published by Atheneum, 1968
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Box, produced at Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, then Billy Rose Theatre, both 1968; published by Atheneum, 1969
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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, produced at Studio Arena Theatre, then Billy Rose Theatre, 1968; published by Atheneum, 1969
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All Over, produced at Martin Beck Theatre, 1971, then Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1972; published by Atheneum, 1971
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Seascape, produced at Shubert Theatre, 1975; published by Atheneum, 1975
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Counting the Ways, produced at National Theatre, London, 1976, then Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1977
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Listening: A Chamber Play, produced at Hartford Stage Company, 1977
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The Lady from Dubuque, produced at Hartford Stage Company, then Morosco Theatre, New York City, both 1980; published by Atheneum, 1980
- Author of adaptation, Lolita (based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov), produced at Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, both 1981; published by Dramatists Play Service, 1984
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The Man Who Had Three Arms, produced at New World Festival, Miami,FL, then Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, both 1982; published by Atheneum, 1985
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Finding the Sun, produced at University of Northern Colorado, 1983, then Signature Theatre, New York City, 1994; published by Dramatists Play Service, 1994
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Marriage Play, produced at English Theatre, Vienna, 1987, then Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, and McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, both 1992, later Signature Theatre, 1994; published by Dramatists Play Service, 1995
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Three Tall Women, produced at English Theatre, Vienna, 1991, thenVineyard Theatre, New York City, 1994, later Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1994; published by Dutton Books, Plume/Penguin Paperback, and Dramatists Play Service, 1995
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Fragments: A Sit Around, produced at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, OH, 1993, then Signature Theatre, 1994; published by Dramatists Play Service, 1995
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The Play about the Baby, produced at Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2000
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Occupant, produced at Signature Theatre Company, 2001-2002
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The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, produced at John Golden Theatre, NewYork City, 2002
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Screenplays
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Nijinsky-Project, 1970
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A Delicate Balance, AFT Distributing, 1973
- (Adaptor) Le locataire (also known as The Tenant), 1976
- Also wrote The Death of Bessie Smith and films concerning StanfordWhite and Evelyn Nesbitt.
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Television Writings
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The Death of Bessie Smith, ITV (London), 1965
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The American Dream, ITV, 1965
- Author of the special All Over, 1976.
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Radio Writings
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Listening: A Chamber Play, BBC, 1976
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Books
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The Zoo Story, The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox: Three Plays, Crown (New York City), 1960
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The Zoo Story and Other Plays (includes The American Dream), J. Cape, 1962
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The American Dream, The Death of Bessie Smith, Fam and Yam: Three Plays, Dramatists Play Service, 1962
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The American Dream and The Zoo Story: Two Plays, New American Library (New York City), 1963
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Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung: Two Inter-Related Plays, Atheneum, 1969
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Counting the Ways and Listening: Two Plays, Atheneum, 1977
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The Plays, Volume I: The Zoo Story, The Death of Bessie Smith,The Sandbox, The American Dream, Coward, Volume II: Tiny Alice, A Delicate Balance, Box, and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, Atheneum, Volume III: All Over, Seascape, Counting the Ways, Listening, Atheneum,Volume IV: Everything in the Garden, Malcolm, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Atheneum, all 1981-1982
- (With Sam Hunter) Tony Rosenthal (literary criticism), Rizzoli, 2000
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Book Introductions
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Three Plays by Noel Coward: Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives, Delta (New York City), 1965
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National Playwrights Directory, edited by Phyllis Johnson Kaye, 2nd edition, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center (New York City), 1981 New York, Vendome (New York City), 1981
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Louise Nevelson: Atmospheres and Environments, C. N. Potter (New York City), 1981. Work represented in anthologies, including Best Plays of 1960-61.
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The screenplays Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966, and TheBallad of the Sad Cafe, released by Angelika Films, 1991, were based on Albee's stage plays of the same titles; the television production Zoo Story, 1964, was based on Albee's stage play.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Amacher, Richard E., vor Entertainment, LLC.Albee, Twayne (New York), 1969, revised edition, 1982
- Amacher, Richard E. and Margaret Rule, compilers, Edward Albee at Homeand Abroad: A Bibliography, AMS Press (New York), 1973
- Bigsby, C. W. E., Albee, Oliver & Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland),1969, Chip's Bookshop (New York City), 1978
- Bloom, Harold, editor, Edward Albee, Chelsea House (New York), 1987
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Contemporary Dramatists, St. James Press, 1999
- Giantvalley, Scott, Edward Albee: A Reference Guide, G. K. Hall (Boston, MA), 1987
- Green, Charles Lee, Edward Albee: An Annotated Bibliography, AMS Press, 1980
- Gussow, Mel, Edward Albee: A Singular Journey, Simon & Schuster, 1999
- Hayman, Ronald, Edward Albee, Ungar (New York), 1973
- Hirsch, Foster, Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?, Creative Arts BookCo. (Berkeley, CA), 1978
- Kolin, Philip C., editor, Conversations with Edward Albee, University Press of Mississippi (Jackson, MS), 1988
- Kolin, Philip C. and J. Madison Davis, editors, Critical Essays on Edward Albee, G. K. Hall, 1986
- Mayberry, Bob, Theatre of Discord: Dissonance in Beckett, Albee, and Pinter, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Rutherford, NJ), 1989
- McCarthy, Gerry, Edward Albee, St. Martin's (New York), 1987
- Paolucci, Anne, From Tension to Tonic: The Plays of Edward Albee,Southern Illinois University Press (Carbondale, IL), 1972
- Roudane, Matthew Charles, Understanding Edward Albee, University of South Carolina Press (Columbia, SC), 1987
- Roudane, Matthew Charles, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Necessary Fictions, Terrifying Realities, Twayne, 1990
- Rutenberg, Michael E., Edward Albee: Playwright in Protest, DBS Publications (New York), 1969
- Tyce, Richard, Edward Albee: A Bibliography, Scarecrow (Metuchen,NJ), 1986
- Wasserman, Julian N., Edward Albee: An Interview and Essays, University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX), 1983
Periodicals
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Interview, March, 2002, p. 108
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New Leader, March/April 2002, p. 41
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