Adoption and Foster Care Biographies - Biography of Adoptee Edward Albee - Playwright
Biography of Edward Albee
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Identity: Adoptee, Playwright
Born:March 12, 1928 - Washington, DC
Bio:In 1928, Reed and Frances Albee adopted a 2-week-old boy born on March 12 in Washington, DC. They named him Edward Franklin Albee, III after Reed's father.
| Albee on adoption: "I was adopted, so I have no idea where I was born. Close to my mother, I hope." |
Edward's relationship with his adoptive mother was not smooth. Frances Albee did not approve of her son's friends, hobbies or homosexuality. She wanted him to act his part in the rich, upper class society. She wanted a son who talked, dressed and insulted people in the proper and correct manner. She was sorely disappointed.
Reed Albee, who was slightly younger than his wife, was a theater producer. Reed's father was part-owner in many vaudeville theaters across the United States and exposed his grandson to the artistic crowd.
Edward started writing plays and had his first success in 1959 with
The Zoo Story. He is better known for his play,
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee has won three Pulitzer Prizes for his
various plays.
He has been quoted as saying that his plays discuss the "responsibility of being alive," and he has a strong disdain for entertainment that is "manufactured to turn our brains into Cream of Wheat."
In 1996, the Kennedy Center recognized
his lifelong accomplishments.
Albee's plays strongly contributed to
The Theater of the Absurd movement.
Elsewhere on the Web:Albee gives frequent interviews, and accepts speaking and teaching engagements.
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