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Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays.
Oct 4, 2024 · Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died August 26, 2018, New York City) was an American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, and librettist who was one of the most popular playwrights in the history of American theatre.
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His New York Times obituary said his name was synonymous with Broadway comedy, and he helped redefine popular American humor, with an emphasis on the frictions of urban living and the agonizing...
May 20, 2019 · Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) has established himself as a leading American playwright of the late twentieth century. As a master of domestic comedy and one-line humor, his popular appeal was established early in his career.
Aug 26, 2018 · However, Simon was already a success when that project took him to another level. He started his career in the ‘50s on television, writing for “Your Show of Shows” with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (imagine being in that writers room) and “The Phil Silvers Show.”
Aug 26, 2018 · Simon dominated Broadway in the 1960s and ’70s, becoming America’s most commercially successful playwright with a cavalcade of hits that included “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” “The Sunshine...
May 11, 2018 · SIMON, NEIL (1927– ), U.S. playwright. After working for television, Simon wrote his first successful comedy, Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which was followed by the book for the musical Little Me (1962), Barefoot in the Park (1963), The Odd Couple (1965), Sweet Charity (1966), and Plaza Suite (1968).
