Edward Albee

Writing

Edward Albee

Born 1928-03-12 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Edward Franklin Albee III (March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American variant of what Martin Esslin identified as and named the Theater of the Absurd. Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play. From Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Perfect Moment poster
9.0

In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and Indian activist Russell Means, talk about religion, while composer Philip Glass and film-producer Irwin Winkler discuss the births of their children. Pastor Jess Moody recalls WW II deaths of his friends, and artist Janice Blake remembers being raped.

Perfect Moment

1997

Fragmentos de Dois Escritores poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fragmentos de Dois Escritores

1969

Making the Boys poster
4.7

Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, "The Boys in the Band" changed everything. "Making the Boys" explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Featuring anecdotes from the surviving cast and filmmakers, as well as perspectives by legendary figures from stage and screen, it traces the behind-the-scenes drama and lasting legacy of this cultural milestone.

Making the Boys

2011

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story poster
8.5

Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009

No artwork available
NR

Pierre Koralnik's documentary about American sculptor Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson - My Life as a Collage

1980

Waiting for Beckett poster
9.0

Biography and in-depth look of Beckett and his work.

Waiting for Beckett

1993

The Rest I Make Up poster
9.0

Maria Irene Fornes is “America's Great Unknown Playwright.” When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration that picks up where the pen left off.

The Rest I Make Up

2018

James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times poster
NR

The first major documentary film on James Thurber's life and work includes a look at the humorist's accomplishments as a journalist, playwright, cartoonist and social critic.

James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times

2000

Behind the camera

Zoo poster
NR

A psychological play about modern American life, people's alienation, society's likening to a zoo.

Zoo

1977

A Delicate Balance poster
6.2

In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room. But, when their daughter, Julia, shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.

A Delicate Balance

1973

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster
6.2

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2017

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2024

Kush ka frikë nga Virginia Woolf poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kush ka frikë nga Virginia Woolf

2009

All Over poster
8.0

As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge outside for news of his death in this filmed-for-television staging of Edward Albee's play.

All Over

1976

Three Tall Women poster
NR

An elderly women looks back on her life as she relates to two younger, female visitors a caregiver and a lawyer. An unexpected turn of events casts the three women in a very different light.

Three Tall Women

2022

The Zoo Story poster
NR

Peter and Jerry meet on a park bench in New York City's Central Park. Peter is a wealthy publishing executive with a wife, two daughters, two cats, and two parakeets. Jerry is an isolated and disheartened man, desperate to have a meaningful conversation with another human being. He intrudes on Peter's peaceful state by interrogating him and forcing him to listen to stories about his life and the reason behind his visit to the zoo.

The Zoo Story

1961