Today we will tell you who Edward Albee is. His biography will be discussed in detail below. This is an American playwright. He was born in Washington, in 1928.
Biography
Albie Edward was adopted two weeks after birth. He was accepted into the family of the owner of the theater halls. The parents of our hero are Reed and Francis Albee. He studied at the Choat School. He attended Trinity College in Hartford,
Connecticut for a little over a year. After that he moved to New York. He was interrupted by casual earnings. He was a clerk, seller of records and books, a bartender. Got a job on the radio. Moreover, he was financially secure. Settled in Greenwich Village. I tried myself in prose and poetry.
Albby Edward made his debut as a playwright in 1959. He later collaborated with the Albi-Barr-Wilder association. He supported promising playwrights. So began his work, Albi Edward. His books began to be published in 1960. It was then that the first collection of plays was published. In the preface to the book, the installation was given to the unusual, unbelievable, unexpected. Our hero is a representative of the so-called "theater of the absurd." Unmotivated clashes between various characters, as well as a number of naturalistic stage effects, are designed to convey the meaninglessness of today's life. In these works, the influence of E. Ionesco is traced. At the same time, our hero readily admits that he really owes a lot to the famous French playwright.
The creativity of our hero raises the problem of the loneliness of people, as well as their inability to achieve mutual understanding. In lively, witty dialogs, the writer shows human communication as a form of struggle for self-affirmation. This approach is most vividly embodied in a play entitled "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" This work was awarded the Tony Prize.
The creativity of our hero is very diverse. It includes, in particular, a metaphysical allegory. “Baby Alice” is a work that meets the requirements of the usual plot drama. The playwright also owns the play Box and Quotes from Chairman Mao. In it, the speech of the characters and behind-the-scenes voices are intertwined in something similar to musical themes, but do not reflect a coherent dialogue.
The early one-act works of our hero were first staged on European stages. There they received high marks from critics. After these works were embodied in the United States. One of the last plays of our hero was staged in 2010 in New York.
Interesting Facts
Albby Edward came to the USSR several times. In 1976, a collection of works by the playwright Death of Bessie Smith and Other Pieces was released, and it was translated into Russian. Several works of our hero were staged on the stages of Soviet theaters.
Plays
Albby Edward in 1958 created the work "What happened at the zoo." In 1959, the plays Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, Fem and Yem were released. In 1960, the "American Dream" appeared. This was followed by the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." In 1963, based on the novel by Carson McCullers, the work “Ballad of a Sad Zucchini” was created. In 1964, the play Little Alice appeared.
Our hero also owns the following works: “Malcolm” (based on the novel by James Pardi), “Unstable balance”, “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, “Everything in the garden”, “Box and quotes from chairman Mao Zedong”, “Seascape” , “Listening”, “Counting the paths”, “The Lady from Dubuque”, “Lolita”, “A man with three hands”, “Having found the sun”, “A play on marriage”, “Fragments”, “Occupant”, “Goat, or Who is Sylvia, Peter and Jerry.
Awards
Now let’s list the prizes that Albby Edward received. “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is a play that won the Tony Award. The same award was awarded to the work “Unstable balance”. In addition, this play received the Pulitzer Prize. Also, the work “Seascape” did not go unnoticed. The play was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The work "Three Tall Women" received a number of theater awards. In 1996, our hero received the Kennedy Center Prize. In 1997, President Clinton awarded the playwright the National Medal for Excellence in the Arts. The work “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia” was nominated for the Tony Award.
Movie
Twice it was filmed the work "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The first tape based on this work was released in 1966, and in 1992 a film performance appeared. The plot takes place in New England. The main characters - a professor of history George and his wife Martha - a libertine. However, her father is the rector of the college where George teaches. After 20 years of marriage, the union of heroes constantly jumps between love and hate. Martha loves making comparisons between her husband and father. Heroes go to the party of the faculty, get acquainted with Hani and Nick - young employees. They play, drink, dance all night.
Now you know who Edward Albee is. He died after an illness in 2016, September 16, while in his own house, in a suburb of New York.