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Samuel Michael "Sam" Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He was one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. Despite having been a developer, he served as a creative supervisor, executive producer, and writer. He left the show after season 4 over creative ...
Jul 26, 2013 · Sam Simon, who helped create The Simpsons and continues to earn "tens of millions" of dollars each year from royalties generated by the show, is dying from colon cancer. Doctors say he has less ...
Mar 9, 2015 · — -- Sam Simon, co-creator of "The Simpsons," died Sunday after a long battle with colon cancer, his foundation confirmed via Facebook today. He was 59. He was 59. "It is with much sadness that we must let you know that Sam Simon has passed over," the message read.
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. After being given three months to live following his ...
Mar 9, 2015 · The Sam Simon Foundation confirmed Simon's passing on Monday: Hollywood and the animal-rights community expressed heartbreak over Simon's death (via Deadline): "Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean:
Mar 11, 2015 · T he co-creator of The Simpsons, Sam Simon – who died on Sunday, aged 59, after an appropriately pugnacious battle with cancer – truly was a remarkable man. He was a living George Bailey whose ...
In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sam Simon (1955-2015) talks about growing up in Beverly Hills, and shares tales of his early encounters with the likes of Elvis Presley and Groucho Marx. He describes his first show business jobs in animation, drawing for Bill Cosby's Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and for other Filmation animated series. He chronicles breaking into sitcoms by writing a ...
