Neil Simon (1927–2018)
Autor von Brighton Beach Memoirs
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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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna, 1966 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-121470)
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Werke von Neil Simon
Last of the Red Hot Lovers [1972 film] — Screenwriter — 5 Exemplare
Sweet Charity (score) — Librettist — 3 Exemplare
Plaza Suite (Playbill) [Vol 6 No 5] 1 Exemplar
BIENVENIDA A CASA 1 Exemplar
Tallulah Finds Her Kitchen 1 Exemplar
Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) (2010) 1 Exemplar
SCRIPT: The Gingerbread Lady 1 Exemplar
The Comedy of Neil Simon. Come Blow Your Horn, Barefoot in the Park, the Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, the Star-Spangled… (1971) 1 Exemplar
Sonny Boys (The Sunshine Boys) 1 Exemplar
Barefoot In The Park (Playbill) [Vol 1 No 8] 1 Exemplar
Prisoner of the Second Avenue, The ; Act 1-2 1 Exemplar
Oscar and Felix 1 Exemplar
Promises, Promises (Playbill) [Vol 6 No 7] 1 Exemplar
Promises, Promises (Playbill) [Vol 6 No 5] 1 Exemplar
Little Me (Playbill) [Vol 1 No 16] 1 Exemplar
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For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Mitwirkender — 451 Exemplare
Twenty One-Act Plays: An Anthology for Amateur Performing Groups (1978) — Mitwirkender — 36 Exemplare
Monologues Women: 50 Speeches from the Contemporary Theatre (v. 1) (1976) — Mitwirkender — 30 Exemplare
Lost In Yonkers [1993 film] — Original play — 7 Exemplare
50 Best Plays of the American Theatre, Volume 4 — Mitwirkender — 4 Exemplare
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- 1927-07-04
- Todestag
- 2018-08-26
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- male
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- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Todesursache
- died from pneumonia
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- New York, New York, USA
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- New York University
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- playwright
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- Mason, Marsha (wife)
Leland, Andrew (grandson) - Organisationen
- Army Air Force Reserve
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- Pulitzer Prize (Drama)
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