Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author.
In 1966, he had four successful productions running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 he became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. == Early years == Neil Simon was born on July 4, 1927, in The Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents.
He was assigned to Lowry Air Force Base during 1945 and attended the University of Denver from 1945 to 1946. == Writing career == === Television === Simon quit his job as a mailroom clerk in the Warner Brothers offices in Manhattan to write radio and television scripts with his brother Danny Simon, under the tutelage of radio humourist Goodman Ace, who ran a short-lived writing workshop for CBS.
He was assigned to Lowry Air Force Base during 1945 and attended the University of Denver from 1945 to 1946. == Writing career == === Television === Simon quit his job as a mailroom clerk in the Warner Brothers offices in Manhattan to write radio and television scripts with his brother Danny Simon, under the tutelage of radio humourist Goodman Ace, who ran a short-lived writing workshop for CBS.
Among the latter were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (where in 1950 he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. His first produced play was Come Blow Your Horn (1961).
The program received Emmy Award nominations for Best Variety Show in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and won in 1952 and 1953.
The program received Emmy Award nominations for Best Variety Show in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and won in 1952 and 1953.
The program received Emmy Award nominations for Best Variety Show in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and won in 1952 and 1953.
The program received Emmy Award nominations for Best Variety Show in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and won in 1952 and 1953.
Among the latter were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (where in 1950 he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. His first produced play was Come Blow Your Horn (1961).
Among the latter were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (where in 1950 he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. His first produced play was Come Blow Your Horn (1961).
It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." From the 1960s to the 1980s he wrote for stage and screen; some of his screenplays were based on his own works for the stage.
A 2001 TV adaptation of the play won him two Emmy Award nominations. === Stage === His first Broadway experience was on Catch a Star! (1955); he collaborated on sketches with his brother, Danny. In 1961, Simon's first Broadway play, Come Blow Your Horn, ran for 678 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Also in 1983, Simon was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 1965, he won the Tony Award for Best Playwright (The Odd Couple), and in 1975, a special Tony Award for his overall contribution to American theater.
In 1966, he had four successful productions running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 he became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. == Early years == Neil Simon was born on July 4, 1927, in The Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents.
During 1966, Simon had four shows playing simultaneously at Broadway theatres: Sweet Charity, The Star-Spangled Girl, The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park.
By the time of Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1969, Simon was reputedly earning $45,000 a week from his shows (excluding sale of rights), making him the most financially successful Broadway writer ever.
During the 1970s, he wrote a string of successful plays; sometimes more than one was playing at the same time, to standing room only audiences.
Also in 1983, Simon was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 1965, he won the Tony Award for Best Playwright (The Odd Couple), and in 1975, a special Tony Award for his overall contribution to American theater.
Simon won the 1978 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for The Goodbye Girl.
It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." From the 1960s to the 1980s he wrote for stage and screen; some of his screenplays were based on his own works for the stage.
In 1966, he had four successful productions running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 he became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. == Early years == Neil Simon was born on July 4, 1927, in The Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents.
In 1983, he began writing the first of three autobiographical plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), which would be followed by Biloxi Blues (1985) and Broadway Bound (1986).
In 1983 Simon became the only living playwright to have a New York City theatre named after him.
Also in 1983, Simon was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 1965, he won the Tony Award for Best Playwright (The Odd Couple), and in 1975, a special Tony Award for his overall contribution to American theater.
For Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), he was awarded the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, followed by another Tony Award for Best Play of 1985, Biloxi Blues.
Simon married actress Marsha Mason (1973–1983), actress Diane Lander in two separate marriages (1987–1988 and 1990–1998), and actress Elaine Joyce (1999–2018).
As a result, notes Kopince, "literary scholars had generally ignored Simon's early work, regarding him as a commercially successful playwright rather than a serious dramatist." Clive Barnes, theater critic for The New York Times, wrote that like his British counterpart Noël Coward, Simon was "destined to spend most of his career underestimated", but nonetheless very "popular". This attitude changed after 1991, when he won a Pulitzer Prize for drama with Lost in Yonkers.
In 1991, he won the Pulitzer Prize along with the Tony Award for Lost in Yonkers (1991). The Neil Simon Festival is a professional summer repertory theatre devoted to preserving the works of Simon and his contemporaries.
A 2001 TV adaptation of the play won him two Emmy Award nominations. === Stage === His first Broadway experience was on Catch a Star! (1955); he collaborated on sketches with his brother, Danny. In 1961, Simon's first Broadway play, Come Blow Your Horn, ran for 678 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Simon's final play, Rose's Dilemma, premiered in 2003 and received poor reviews. Simon is credited as playwright and contributing writer to at least 49 Broadway plays. === Screen === Simon chose not to write the screenplay for the first film adaptation of his work, Come Blow Your Horn (1963), preferring to focus on his playwriting.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. Simon was on the board of selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. In 2004, Simon received a kidney transplant from his long-time friend and publicist Bill Evans. Neil Simon died from pneumonia at New York–Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan on August 26, 2018, while hospitalized for kidney failure.
Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. Simon was on the board of selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. In 2004, Simon received a kidney transplant from his long-time friend and publicist Bill Evans. Neil Simon died from pneumonia at New York–Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan on August 26, 2018, while hospitalized for kidney failure.
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