Neil Simon

Neil Simon

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1927-07-04
Deathday: 2018-08-26 (91 years old)

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Biography

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. He has 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 Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006.


Simon grew up in New York City during the Great Depression. His parents' financial difficulties affected their marriage, giving him a mostly unhappy and unstable childhood. He often took refuge in movie theaters, where he enjoyed watching early comedians like Charlie Chaplin. After graduating from high school and serving a few years in the Army Air Force Reserve, he began writing comedy scripts for radio programs and popular early television shows. 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 took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successes, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965). He won a Tony Award for the latter. 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. His style ranged from farce to romantic comedy to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he garnered 17 Tony nominations and won three awards. 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.


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Filmography

all 88

Movies 77

Writer 57

self 18

TV Shows 11

Screenplay 2

Voice 1

Producer 1

Theatre Play
Goodbye Shirazi Girl

Goodbye Shirazi Girl (2019)

Movie
Writer
Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin

Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin (2015)

Movie
Writer
Rumors

Rumors (2013)

Movie
Self
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years (2012)

Movie
Writer
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park (2010)

Movie
Original Film Writer
The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

Movie
4
Writer
Sweet Charity Brasil

Sweet Charity Brasil (2006)

Movie
Writer
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (2004)

Movie
Writer
Ein seltsames Paar

Ein seltsames Paar (2004)

Movie
Himself
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003)

Movie
Writer
Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)

Movie
Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Creating the Comedy

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000)

Movie
Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Inside the Writer's Room

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000)

Movie
Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000)

Movie
Self / Self - Playwright / Self - Playwrite
The Century: America's Time

The Century: America's Time (1999)

TV
Writer
The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners (1999)

Movie
6
Self
Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon

Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon (1999)

Movie
Writer
Sonny Boys

Sonny Boys (1999)

Movie
Actor
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (1998)

Movie
Writer
The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II (1998)

Movie
Himself
Pitch

Pitch (1997)

Movie
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)

Movie
Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)

Movie
Writer
London Suite

London Suite (1996)

Movie
Writer
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys (1996)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

TV
3.93
Writer
Jake's Women

Jake's Women (1996)

Movie
Writer
Sonny Boys

Sonny Boys (1995)

Movie
Self
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

TV
Writer
The Odd Couple: Together Again

The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993)

Movie
Andy (voice)
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Writer
Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers (1993)

Movie
Writer
Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound (1992)

Movie
Writer
Ein seltsames Paar

Ein seltsames Paar (1991)

Movie
Writer
The Marrying Man

The Marrying Man (1991)

Movie
Himself
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990)

Movie
Theatre Play
Andy & Norman

Andy & Norman (1989)

Movie
Writer
Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues (1988)

Movie
1
Writer
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1987)

Movie
Writer
Drôle de couple

Drôle de couple (1987)

Movie
Screenplay / Theatre Play
Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

Movie
Writer
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1986)

Movie
Writer
The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife (1985)

Movie
Writer
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy (1984)

Movie
6
Writer
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Movie
8
Writer
Sonny Boys

Sonny Boys (1982)

Movie
Writer
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1982)

Movie
Writer
I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

Movie
Writer
Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park (1982)

Movie
Writer
Pieds nus dans le parc

Pieds nus dans le parc (1982)

Movie
Writer
Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh (1981)

Movie
6
Writer
Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times (1980)

Movie
8
Novel
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1980)

Movie
Characters
Felix und Oskar

Felix und Oskar (1980)

TV
Writer
Chapter Two

Chapter Two (1979)

Movie
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)

TV
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

TV
Writer
California Suite

California Suite (1978)

Movie
Writer
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (1978)

Movie
Writer
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

Movie
Writer
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Movie
6
Self - Interviewee
The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977)

Movie
Writer
Murder by Death

Murder by Death (1976)

Movie
6
Writer
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Movie
Screenplay / Theatre Play
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

Movie
Writer
The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Movie
Executive Producer / Writer
The Trouble With People

The Trouble With People (1972)

Movie
Writer
Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)

Movie
Writer
Star Spangled Girl

Star Spangled Girl (1971)

Movie
Writer
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1971)

Movie
Writer
Ausreißer

Ausreißer (1970)

Movie
Writer
The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners (1970)

Movie
Theatre Play
Alta comedia

Alta comedia (1970)

TV
Original Story
Love, American Style

Love, American Style (1969)

TV
Writer
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity (1969)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Writer
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1968)

Movie
10
Writer
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park (1967)

Movie
Writer
After the Fox

After the Fox (1966)

Movie
Writer
Come Blow Your Horn

Come Blow Your Horn (1963)

Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Writer
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)

Movie
Adaptation
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1955)

Movie
Writer
Dearest Enemy

Dearest Enemy (1955)

Movie
Writer
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz (1955)

Movie
Adaptation
The Desert Song

The Desert Song (1955)

Movie
Writer
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1954)

Movie
Writer
Satins and Spurs

Satins and Spurs (1954)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-07-04

Deathday
2018-08-26 (91 years old)

Birth Name
Marvin Neil Simon

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Religion
Judaism

Relationships
Diane Lander (1990-01-01 - 1998-01-01), Marsha Mason (1973-10-25 - 1983-07-07), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/5ad1c5a9c1137994ef3c34a7115e6aaa (1953-01-01 - 1973-01-01), Elaine Joyce (1999-09-11 - 2018-08-26)

Siblings
Danny Simon

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
The Bronx, United States of America

Also Known As
Marvin Neil Simon, Doc Simon

Awards
honorary doctor of the Hofstra University, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, Tony Award for Best Author, Helmerich Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Kennedy Center Honors, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Pulitzer Prize for Drama


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