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Albee

American  
[awl-bee] / ˈɔl bi /

noun

  1. Edward, 1928–2016, U.S. playwright.


Albee British  
/ ˈɔːlbiː /

noun

  1. Edward. born 1928, US dramatist. His plays include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), Seascape (1975), Marriage Play (1986), Three Tall Women (1990), and Goat (2004)

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Much of that work took place in the laboratory of Albee Messing, professor emeritus of comparative biosciences and former director of the Waisman Center, whose discoveries helped make the treatment possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

A defense of yelling in restaurants: It’s a forbidden behavior in today’s restaurants—but Amanda Albee spoke to chefs who say it massively improved their careers.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

That also describes “Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk,” at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y., an account of the effect of the artist’s 1982 residency at the Albee Foundation, on Long Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Albee Tran, who was born and raised in Vietnam, is the fourth generation in her family to produce fish sauce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025

They could hold forth on Edward Albee and Adam Rapp.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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