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- Sam Simon, co-creator of "The Simpsons," has died after a long battle with colon cancer, his foundation confirmed via Facebook today.
Mar 9, 2015 · Sam Simon, a co-creator of “The Simpsons” and animal-rights advocate who made a midlife career shift into philanthropy and channeled much of his personal fortune into social causes, has died. Simon died Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., his agent, Andy Patman said.
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"The Simpsons" cocreator and producer, Sam Simon, died Monday following a battle with colon cancer.
Mar 9, 2015 · Sam Simon, a nine-time Emmy Award winner who co-created Fox’s The Simpsons, died Sunday in his Los Angeles home after a long battle with colorectal cancer. The 59-year-old TV veteran was...
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Sam Simon, a television producer and writer who co-developed the long-running series “The Simpsons,” died on Sunday at the age of 59.
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Sam Simon, the co-creator of the long-running animated series "The Simpsons," has died following a battle with colorectal cancer, according to a statement released by his foundation Monday. He was 59.
“It is with much sadness that we must let you know that Sam Simon has passed over,” said a post on the Sam Simon Foundation Facebook page. “We take comfort in knowing how many greetings he is receiving across that Rainbow Bridge. We love you Sam!”
Simon was a producer of the “The Simpsons,” “Cheers,” the “Drew Carey Show” and other series. He won nine Emmy awards for his work as a writer, director and executive producer on “The Simpsons,” according to Reuters.
After his cancer diagnosis, he began giving away his fortune to charities close to his heart, including PETA, which named their Norfolk, Virginia facility after him and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which named a vessel after him, TODAY reported in 2013. Simon also had bought at least two animals — a racehorse that was at risk of injury due to being over-raced and a bull that was being readied for slaughter. The combined cost of the animals was $67,800.
“I think Sam died with a smile on his face, knowing that elephants were on their way out of the circus, something that … he dreamt of and talked about all the time,” said PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, in a statement. “I hope everyone who knew Sam or hears about his great kindness to veterans, to animals, and to all will do something kind themselves in his honor.”
Simon had already founded the Sam Simon Foundation before he started giving away his money which aims to save the lives of dogs “to enrich the lives of people,” according to the foundation’s website.
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Mar 9, 2015 · Sam Simon, co-creator of "The Simpsons," has died after a long battle with colon cancer, his foundation confirmed via Facebook today. He was 59.
Mar 9, 2015 · “The Simpsons” co-creator and producer Sam Simon died following a battle with colon cancer, it was announced on Monday. He was 59.
