Question: Recently Edward Albee passed away. He was a-
(a) Scientist
(b) Playwright
(c) Journalist
(d) Politician
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 16 September 2016 an American playwright Edward Albee passed away. He was 88.
- He is known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962) and A Delicate Balance (1966).
- Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play.
- Albee received three Pulitzer Prizes for drama—for A Delicate Balance (1967), Seascape (1975) and Three Tall Women (1994).
- He received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement (2005).
Reference:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/arts/edward-albee-playwright-of-a-desperate-generation-dies-at-88.html?_r=0
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/16/us/playwright-edward-albee-dead/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Albee