His work betrays no signs of retrenchment, no evidence that he will cease being an acerbic, painstaking, vivid, lyrical, funny, and altogether serious scribe of human loss, self-delusion, and entropy.
Though he was probably born somewhere in Virginia, the place of Albee's birth is officially listed as Washington, D.C. Two weeks after his birth, Albee's natural parents gave him up for adoption to Reed and Frances Albee in the District of Columbia. Albee does not know and has been legally prohibited from seeking verification of the identities of his natural parents or his actual place of birth.
Reed Albee was the wealthy owner of part of the Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit started by his father, Edward Franklin Albee II. Reed and Frances Albee lived in Larchmont, New York, where they raised their adopted son amid the conspicuous splendor of a large Tudor house, servants, tutors, horses, pets, toys, and chauffeured limousines. Also present in the house was Mrs. Albee's mother, Grandma Cotter. Albee was frequently driven into the city for the matinee performances of shows. In addition, many show business personalities visited Albee's home over the years, even though Reed Albee retired from his business in 1928, the year of Albee's birth.
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