He was 88 years old.
It made its way Off-Broadway in 1960 after its Berlin premiere the previous year.
In 1962, Albee brought his opusWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?to Broadway.
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Though he wrote through the 1980s, he received little attention in his later career untilThree Tall Women.
He was recognized by Kennedy Center Honors in 1996.
People only do it with writers, and I find that so ridiculous.
His longtime partner, sculptor Jonathan Thomas, died in 2005 of cancer.
