M!. Personal life Albee married Lauretta Frances Smith (1861–1960), with whom he had: Albee (d. 1916) Edward Albee (1883–1883), who died young Reed A. Albee (1886–1961), who married Louise Holmes Williams, an actress, in 1914. They divorced in 1925 and in the same year, he married Frances Cotter. Ethel Keith Albee (1890–1976), who married Edwin George Lauder Jr. (1883–1955) in 1914. They divorced in 1941. On March 11, 1930, Albee died at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. He was buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. In his will, his estate was valued in excess of $2,000,000 (equivalent to $ in ) and he left his wife $1,000,000 (equivalent to $ in ), among many charitable donations that supported The Actors' Fund, Percy Williams Home, Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund and Institution. Descendants His grandson was Edward Albee (1928–2016), the playwright, who was adopted by his son, Reed. See also with Albees in Manhattan Albee Square References Further reading New York Times; March 16, 1930. THRONG AT FUNERAL OF EDWARD F. ALBEE; Notables of Stage and Other Fields at Services in Cathedral of St. John.BISHOP MANNING PRESIDES Cathedral Clergy Assist in Impressive Requlem—700 Theatres Pay Tribute to Former Head. The Honorary Pallbearers. Some of Those Present. Tribute at 700 Theatres. Vaudeville stars, old-time luminaries of the stage, vaudeville executives from cities far West as Chicago, people connected in every conceivable way with the stage and many others paid homage yesterday morning to Edward F. Albee, former ... Time; June 8, 1931. But the [National Variety Artists' Club in West 46th Street in Manhattan] club has always run an annual deficit. For years Edward Franklin Albee variety tycoon (Keith-Albee), footed the losses until his death in 1930." 1857 births 1930 deaths Vaudeville producers People from Machias, Maine Burials at Kensico Cemetery People from Larchmont, New York