Neil Simon

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American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

United States WritersLived 1927 to 2018 · aged 91

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Simon in 1966

With Cy Coleman at piano rehearsing, 1982

Awards 10

2006Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

1996Helmerich Award

1995Kennedy Center Honors

1991Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

1991Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1991Tony Award for Best Play

1979Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

1977Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

1965Tony Award for Best Author

honorary doctor of the Hofstra University

In their orbit 4

Connected to Neil 6

Blythe DannerAlso in Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

Patricia HeatonAlso in The Goodbye Girl (2004)

Ted TurnerAlso in The Slugger's Wife (1985)

Armand AssanteAlso in The Marrying Man (1991)

F. Murray AbrahamAlso in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

Walter MatthauAlso in Plaza Suite (1971)

About this person

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. 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.

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