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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 ...
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.
She plays Joan Simon, the first wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon, and Verdon's closest confidant. Her character operates as a foil to her...
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Aug 26, 2018 · There, Neil met Joan Baim, a poetry student and children’s camp counselor. They married within three months.
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Sep 1, 2018 · The central turning point in Simon’s life, both personal and artistic, was the death of his first wife, Joan Baim. She probably would have been his only wife had she not died of cancer in...
Aug 26, 2018 · His big breakthrough play and screenplay was based on Simon’s life as a newlywed with his wife, Joan Baim.
