The Arts News Playwright Edward Albee dead at age 88 09/18/2016 Edward Albee has died after a short illness at his home in Montauk, N.Y. He was 88. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Edward Albee