Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Marvin Neil Simon 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. He received three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Herbert Ross Directed The Sunshine Boys and The Goodbye Girl- Gene Saks Directed Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple
Ray Stark Produced The Sunshine Boys and Murder by Death
Walter Matthau Neil wrote The Odd Couple and California Suite
Howard W. Koch Produced The Odd Couple and Plaza Suite
Robert Moore Directed Murder by Death and The Cheap Detective
Jack Lemmon Neil wrote The Odd Couple and The Odd Couple II
Arthur Hiller Directed The Out-of-Towners and Plaza Suite
James Coco Neil produced Only When I Laugh (1981)- Billie Bird Neil produced Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Glenn Jordan Directed Only When I Laugh and Jake's Women- Jay Sandrich Directed Seems Like Old Times and London Suite
- Robert Halmi Sr. Produced London Suite and The Sunshine Boys
Matthew Broderick Neil produced Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Ann-Margret Neil produced Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Elaine May Directed The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Richard Benjamin Directed The Goodbye Girl (2004)
Charles Grodin Neil wrote The Lonely Guy (1985)
Jonathan Silverman Neil wrote The Odd Couple II (1998)
Herb Edelman Neil wrote The Odd Couple and California Suite
Michael Dudikoff Neil produced Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Martin Ferrero Neil produced Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Dinah Manoff Neil produced Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Lance Guest Neil produced Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
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He was awarded a Special Tony Award in 1975, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1991, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006.
