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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. Joan Baim Simon Was a Dancer. Born Joan Baim in 1932, she was the daughter of Helen Baim and Moe Baim.
- 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 ...
Apr 30, 2019 · Actress Aya Cash, who plays Joan Simon on Fosse / Verdon reveals what it was like working with Michelle Williams on a particularly intense scene. Plus, what Nicole Fosse shared about her...
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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 knowing...
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Apr 9, 2019 · Joan Baim was a children's counselor who married playwright Neil Simon in the 1950s. She became close to Gwen Verdon, the dancer and wife of choreographer Bob Fosse, who shared similar challenges in their marriages.
Aug 26, 2018 · There, Neil met Joan Baim, a poetry student and children’s camp counselor. They married within three months.
Aug 16, 2023 · Simon's first marriage, to dancer Joan Baim, lasted 20 years and produced two daughters, Nancy and Ellen, before Joan's death from cancer in 1973.
