Neil Simon(1927-2018)
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
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The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001)
Neil started writing for radio and television at $50 a week and soon after he started writing for Sid Caesar, Red Buttons and
Jackie Gleason and getting $1,600 a week. In 1956 he started writing for Broadway and in 1961 had a big hit with Come Blow
Your Horn and the following year he had Barefoot in the Park and Little Me. A number of his plays were transposed to film hits
such as The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and Sweet Charity
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 10 wins & 18 nominations total
Writer
Producer
Actor
- Alternative name
- Doc Simon
- Height
- 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Born
- Died
- August 26, 2018
- New York City, New York, USA(pneumonia)
- SpousesElaine JoyceSeptember 11, 1999 - August 26, 2018 (his death)
- ChildrenTaylor Joyce Van
- RelativesNicola Florimbi(Grandchild)
- Other worksStage: Wrote (w/Danny Simon) sketches for "Catch a Star!" on Broadway (earliest Broadway credit_. Musical revue. Music by Sammy Fain and Philip Charig. Lyrics by 'Paul Francis Webster' )qv_ and Ray Golden. Ballet music composed by Herb Schutz. Additional Material by Lee Adams [earliest Broadway credit]. Music orchestrated by / Musical Director: Milton Greene. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Costume Design by Thomas Becher. Sketches directed by Danny Simon. Plymouth Theatre: 6 Sep 1955-24 Sep 1955 (23 performances). Cast: Trude Adams (as "Girl in "To Be or Not To Be in Love"), Marc Breaux (as "Ambulance Attendant" / "Sheriff" / "Gus" / "Boy in "To Be or Not To Be in Love" / "Private Eye" / "Dancer" / "Boy in "Twist My Arm" / "Couples" / "The Frenchman"), David Burns (as "Producer" / "Max Dillingbert" / "First Man in "Room for Rent" / "Town Crier" / "Adrian"), Pat Carroll (as "The Ingenue" / "Trixie" / "Girl in "Las Vegas" / "Southern Belle" / "Co-respondent" / "Mom" / "Mrs. Ennis"), Denny Desmond (as "Thief" / "Hawker" / "Posse" / "Customer" / "Bellhop" / "Sailor" / "First Man in "Arty" / "Boy in "Gruntled" / "Stage Manager" / "Actor" / "Truck Driver"), Elaine Dunn (as "Secretary" / "The Traveler" / "Private Eye's Wife" / "Dancer" / "Girl in "Twist My Arm" / "Couples" / "Girl in "Fly Little Heart"), Undine Forrest (as "Model" / "Lucille" / "Phoebe" / "Belle" / "Glamour Girl" / "First Woman"), Helen Halpin (as "Waitress" / "Dorothy" / "Kitty" / "Member of the Quartet" / "Plaintiff" / "Girl in "Gruntled"), Calvin Holt (as "Magician" / "Posse" / "Member of the Quartet" / "Bailiff" / "Dancer" / "Couples"), Kay Malone (as "Woman With Baby Carriage" / "Harriett" / "Folk Singer" / "Belle" / "Glamour Girl" / "Second Woman" / "Fourth Roomer"), Wayne Sherwood (as "Singer" / "Policeman" / "Pete" / "Killer" / "Bellhop" / "Member of the Quartet" / "Second Man in "Room for Rent" / "Basketman"), Sonny Sparks (as "Labonza" / "Second Roomer" / "Defendant" / "Second Man in "Arty" / "The Body" / "Tennis Player"), Jack Wakefield (as "Stage Doorman" / "Military Pilot" / "Man" / "Harry" / "First Roomer" / "Judge" / "Arty" / "The Reject"), Lynne Bretonn (as "Third Roomer"), Mickey Calin (as "Patient" / "Posse" / "Bellhop" / "Sailor" / "Character" / "Couples" / "First Man in "Matrimonial Agency"), Lillian D'Honau (as "Chorus Girl" / "Improper Bostonian" / "Actress" / "Girl in "One Hour Ahead of the Posse" / "Belle" / "Glamour Girl" / "Couples"), Carol Field (as "Martha" / "Folk Singer" / "Basketwoman" / "Miss B" / "Character"), Louise Golden (as "Secretary" / "Improper Bostonian" / "Girl in "Carnival in Court" / "Dancer"), Carl Jeffrey (as "Ambulance Attendant" / "Posse" / "Bellhop" / "Dancer"), Rhoda Kerns (as "Magician's Assistant" / "Hazel" / "Folk Singer" / "Glamour Girl"), Kay Kingston (as "Charity Collector" / "Florence" / "First Shopper"), Sigyn (as "Chorus Girl" / "Improper Bostonian" / "Girl in "Carnival in Court" / "Dancer" / "Couples"). Produced by Sy Kleinman.
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- TriviaAlmost every one of his 30-plus plays, mostly Broadway comedies, has also been adapted into a motion picture-- the greatest such achievement of any playwright/author, even surpassing William Shakespeare As a result, Simon has received more Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer in the history of show business.
- QuotesWhen it's 100 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When it's 20 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. However, there are six million interesting people in New York - and 72 in Los Angeles.
- Nickname
- Doc Simon
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- When did Neil Simon die?August 26, 2018
- How did Neil Simon die?Pneumonia
- How old was Neil Simon when he died?91 years old
- Where did Neil Simon die?New York City, New York, USA
- When was Neil Simon born?July 4, 1927
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