(born 1928) Powerful Pulitzer-Prize winning American playwright, known for such searing and revealing works as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962, movie 1966). While his works have been shaped by experimentation with absurdist visions and new theatrical techniques, he also grapples with American social issues and has produced notable explorations of women’s reflections on American culture (Grandma in American Dream, 1960, or Three Tall Women, 1991). Other well-known works include The Zoo Story (1959), The Death of Bessie Smith (1960) and Tiny Alice (1964)