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Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays.
Aug 22, 2024 · Neil Simon, American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, and librettist who was one of the most popular playwrights in the history of American theater. His notable plays included Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Learn more about Simon’s life and career.
Neil Simon was born on 4 July 1927 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Odd Couple (1968), Murder by Death (1976) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). He was married to Elaine Joyce, Diane Lander, Marsha Mason and Joan Baim.
Aug 26, 2018 · NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as “The Odd Couple,” ’'Barefoot in the Park” and his “Brighton Beach” trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, has died. He was 91.
Aug 27, 2018 · Neil Simon, the prolific comedic playwright who brought big laughs to Broadway, has died at the age of 91. According to the Associated Press, the cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
Neil Simon was born on 4 July 1927 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Odd Couple (1968), Murder by Death (1976) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). He was married to Elaine Joyce, Diane Lander, Marsha Mason and Joan Baim.
Aug 26, 2018 · Neil Simon, whose comedic mastery dominated American stages for decades, died Sunday at 91 of complications from pneumonia, his family said in a statement.
Nov 3, 2000 · Neil Simon is the world’s most successful playwright. He has had dozens of plays and nearly as many major motion pictures produced.
Aug 26, 2018 · One of the most essential New York playwrights of the 20 th century, Neil Simon, passed away today from complications from pneumonia at the age of 91. If you don’t know the name, you certainly know the work, and the dozens of writers inspired by Simon’s heavily autobiographical approach to humor.
(playwright, born July 4, 1927, Bronx, New York) "If Broadway ever erects a monument to the patron saint of laughter, Neil Simon would have to be it," wrote Time magazine. The movies and television might consider America's most prolific and popular playwright a patron saint as well.
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