Neil Simon (1927–2018)
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Marvin Neil Simon was born in the Bronx, New York on July 4, 1927. He attended New York University as an enlistee in the Army Air Forces Air Reserve training program. He continued his studies at the University of Denver while assigned to a base nearby. After his discharge from the Air Force, he näytä lisää worked as a clerk in publicity at Warner Bros. in New York with his brother Danny. Together they began writing television and radio scripts for comics. They also wrote weekly revues for Camp Tamiment, the summer resort in the Poconos. Simon went on to become a playwright. His first play, Come Blow Your Horn, was written in 1961. His other plays included Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Sunshine Boys, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, and The Dinner Party. In 1991, he won a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers. He adapted several of his plays for film. He also wrote original movies including The Out-of-Towners, The Goodbye Girl, and The Heartbreak Kid. He wrote the book for several Broadway musicals including Little Me; Sweet Charity; Promises, Promises; and They're Playing Our Song. He wrote a two-volume autobiography. He died from complications of pneumonia on August 26, 2018 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna, 1966 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-121470)
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Neil Simon Monologues: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost Playwright (1996) 45 kappaletta
Three from the Stage: Lost in Yonkers; Jake's Women; Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1995) 10 kappaletta
Last of the Red Hot Lovers [1972 film] — Screenwriter — 5 kappaletta
Sweet Charity (score) — Librettist — 3 kappaletta
Tallulah Finds Her Kitchen 1 kappale
Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) (2010) 1 kappale
SCRIPT: The Gingerbread Lady 1 kappale
Sonny Boys (The Sunshine Boys) 1 kappale
Little Me (Playbill) [Vol 1 No 16] 1 kappale
Plaza Suite (Playbill) [Vol 6 No 5] 1 kappale
BIENVENIDA A CASA 1 kappale
Oscar and Felix 1 kappale
Heidi;: A musical play based upon the novel by Johanna Spyri (French's musical library) (1959) 1 kappale
Associated Works
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Avustaja — 452 kappaletta
Monologues Women: 50 Speeches from the Contemporary Theatre (v. 1) (1976) — Avustaja — 30 kappaletta
Lost In Yonkers [1993 film] — Original play — 7 kappaletta
50 Best Plays of the American Theatre, Volume 4 — Avustaja — 4 kappaletta
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- Syntymäaika
- 1927-07-04
- Kuolinaika
- 2018-08-26
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- New York, New York, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- New York, New York, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- died from pneumonia
- Asuinpaikat
- New York, New York, USA
- Koulutus
- New York University
- Ammatit
- playwright
comedy writer
screenwriter
television writer
librettist - Suhteet
- Mason, Marsha (wife)
Leland, Andrew (grandson) - Organisaatiot
- Army Air Force Reserve
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Pulitzer Prize (Drama)
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Rumors a Farce Tekijä: Neil Simon
I've never seen this play and only read the script because Darrell foisted it on me. It's hard to believe he's going to do it with his high school kids because there's a lot of swearing and it's a little dated. Reading it, I thought it was ridiculous, but I only laughed out loud once. I'm pretty sure if I saw it, though, I'd think it was funny.
Superb: on the one hand, gregarious and gossipy, on the other, a peek inside the workshop of a master.
Maybe it's one of those pieces where you really have to see it performed live; as an audiobook performance it felt stilted and emotionless.
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