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May 2, 2019 · Portrayed by Aya Cash, Joan Baim Simon was the first wife of Neil Simon, the Pulitzer-winning playwright who passed away in 2018. Joan Baim Simon’s life was short, but she left a profound impact on the people who knew her.
- Female
- Neil Simon
- Dancer
- July 12, 1973
For 20 years (1953–73), he was married to Joan Baim, a Martha Graham dancer; they had two daughters. Simon became a widower in 1973 when Baim died of bone cancer at age 41. One daughter, Ellen, wrote a semi-autobiographical play which was subsequently filmed as Moonlight and Valentino. Simon married actress Marsha Mason (1973–1983), that ...
Aug 26, 2018 · His big breakthrough play and screenplay was based on Simon’s life as a newlywed with his wife, Joan Baim. “It was about getting married and living together for the first time without...
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- Charles Isherwood
Aug 26, 2018 · There, Neil met Joan Baim, a poetry student and children’s camp counselor. They married within three months.
- Staff Writer
Aug 26, 2018 · Dancer Joan Baim, Simon’s wife of 20 years , died of breast cancer in 1973. Typically, he channeled his pain and grief into his plays, including The Good Doctor, the Job-inspired God’s Favorite,...
- Gary Susman
Jennie's marriage to a football player has dissolved after six years. Both are uncertain of their readiness to start dating and developing a new romance when her breakup is so recent and he still has recurring memories of his deceased wife, Barbara. Neil Simon's first wife, Joan Baim, died in 1973.
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Jan 23, 2020 · Neil Simon's first wife, Joan Baim, may have exhibited some of those traits seen in Corie. At the very least, Simon seemed to have been head-over-heels in love with Baim, as indicated in this excellent New York Times article, "The Last of the Red Hot Playwrights" written by David Richards:
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