Pulitzer Prize Recipient. He received international recognition as a three-time Pulitzer Prize recipient in the category of Drama. A prolific writer, he will be most remembered for his penning of the 1961 play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," which earned him a Tony Award. The 1966 Academy Award nomination film adaptation of this play starred Elizabeth Taylor, who received an Academy Award, and Richard Burton. In 2005 the Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Play" went to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?." Additionally, Albee was known for his receiving of three Pulitzer Prizes for his works "A Delicate Balance" in 1967, "Seascape" in 1975 and "Three Tall Women" in 1994. Born Edward Harvey, he was adopted while an infant by a couple who had a successful career on the Vaudeville circuit. His grandfather was a wealthy Vaudeville magnate, owning several theatres. After briefly studying at Trinity College, he relocated to Greenwich Village in New York City, where he lived on his inheritance while defining his writing style. He made his debut as a playwright with "The Zoo Story" which opened on stage in Germany in 1959. In 2002 he received an additional Tony Award for "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" Besides the Pulitzer Prizes and the Tony Awards, he received a host of other coveted awards including the Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature in 2003, the Lambda Literary Foundation Award in 2011, and the Drama Desk Award in various categories of excellence on the New York stage in 1960, 1975, 1976, 1994, 2002, and 2008.
Pulitzer Prize Recipient. He received international recognition as a three-time Pulitzer Prize recipient in the category of Drama. A prolific writer, he will be most remembered for his penning of the 1961 play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," which earned him a Tony Award. The 1966 Academy Award nomination film adaptation of this play starred Elizabeth Taylor, who received an Academy Award, and Richard Burton. In 2005 the Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Play" went to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?." Additionally, Albee was known for his receiving of three Pulitzer Prizes for his works "A Delicate Balance" in 1967, "Seascape" in 1975 and "Three Tall Women" in 1994. Born Edward Harvey, he was adopted while an infant by a couple who had a successful career on the Vaudeville circuit. His grandfather was a wealthy Vaudeville magnate, owning several theatres. After briefly studying at Trinity College, he relocated to Greenwich Village in New York City, where he lived on his inheritance while defining his writing style. He made his debut as a playwright with "The Zoo Story" which opened on stage in Germany in 1959. In 2002 he received an additional Tony Award for "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" Besides the Pulitzer Prizes and the Tony Awards, he received a host of other coveted awards including the Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature in 2003, the Lambda Literary Foundation Award in 2011, and the Drama Desk Award in various categories of excellence on the New York stage in 1960, 1975, 1976, 1994, 2002, and 2008.
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