- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- July 4, 1927
- Place of Birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 26, 2018
Neil Simon
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 p…
Filmography
movieGoodbye Shirazi Girl
2019 · Theatre Play
movieLes Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin
2015 · Writer
movieRumors
2013 · Writer
movieIn the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012 · Self
Barefoot in the Park
movieBarefoot in the Park
2010 · Writer
movieThe Heartbreak Kid
2007 · Original Film Writer
movieCalifornia Suite
2007 · Author
movieSweet Charity
2006 · Writer
movieThe Goodbye Girl
2004 · Writer, Executive Producer
Ein seltsames Paar
movieEin seltsames Paar
2004 · Theatre Play
movieSid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003 · Himself
Хочу сниматься в кино
movieХочу сниматься в кино
2002 · Writer
movieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
movieThe Comics
2002 · Theatre Play, Author
Οι ηλίθιοι
movieΟι ηλίθιοι
2001 · Writer
movieLaughter on the 23rd Floor
2001 · Writer
movieThe Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000 · Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
movieThe Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000 · Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
movieThe Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000 · Himself
moviePanier de crabes
1999 · Theatre Play
movieThe Out-of-Towners
1999 · Original Story
Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon
movieMurder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon
1999 · Himself
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
moviePrivate Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998 · Self
movieThe Odd Couple II
1998 · Screenplay, Producer
moviePitch
1997 · Self
movieWalter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Self
movieJack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996 · Self
movieLondon Suite
1996 · Writer
movieCaesar's Writers
1996 · Self
movieThe Sunshine Boys
1996 · Writer
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieOmaka par
1996 · Theatre Play
movieJake's Women
1996 · Writer
movieSonny Boys
1995 · Writer
tvInside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
tvFrasier
1993 · Andy (voice)
movieLost in Yonkers
1993 · Writer
movieBroadway Bound
1992 · Theatre Play, Writer
movieThe Marrying Man
1991 · Writer
movieRumeurs
1991 · Writer
movieBob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990 · Himself
movieLast of the Red Hot Lovers
1989 · Author
movieAndy & Norman
1989 · Theatre Play
movieBiloxi Blues
1988 · Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieOmaka par
1988 · Theatre Play
moviePlaza Suite
1987 · Writer
movieDrôle de couple
1987 · Writer
movieBrighton Beach Memoirs
1986 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieMy brother and friend I will kill you
1986 · Story
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985 · Writer
movieThe Lonely Guy
1984 · Adaptation
movieMax Dugan Returns
1983 · Writer, Producer
Sonny Boys
movieSonny Boys
1982 · Theatre Play
tvThe New Odd Couple
1982 · Theatre Play
moviePlaza Suite
1982 · Writer
movieI Ought to Be in Pictures
1982 · Screenplay, Theatre Play, Producer
movieBarefoot In the Park
1982 · Writer
moviePieds nus dans le parc
1982 · Writer
movieOnly When I Laugh
1981 · Screenplay, Producer, Theatre Play
movieSeems Like Old Times
1980 · Writer
movieThe Prisoner of Second Avenue
1980 · Novel
Felix und Oskar
tvFelix und Oskar
1980 · Characters
movieChapter Two
1979 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
movieThe Good Doctor
1978 · Writer
movieThe Cheap Detective
1978 · Writer
movieCalifornia Suite
1978 · Screenplay
movieThe Goodbye Girl
1977 · Writer
The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play
movieThe Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
movieBob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self
movieMurder by Death
1976 · Writer
movieThe Sunshine Boys
1975 · Screenplay
tvمخمخ و مشمش الثنائي المدهش
1975 · Theatre Play
movieThe Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieThe Heartbreak Kid
1972 · Screenplay
The Trouble With People
movieThe Trouble With People
1972 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieLast of the Red Hot Lovers
1972 · Screenplay
movieStar Spangled Girl
1971 · Theatre Play
moviePlaza Suite
1971 · Theatre Play, Writer
tvThe Odd Couple
1970 · Creator
movieThe Out-of-Towners
1970 · Writer
tvAlta comedia
1970 · Theatre Play
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Original Story
movieSweet Charity
1969 · Musical
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Odd Couple
1968 · Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieBarefoot in the Park
1967 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieAfter the Fox
1966 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieCome Blow Your Horn
1963 · Theatre Play
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)
movieHoliday
1956 · Teleplay
movieThe Adventures of Marco Polo
1956 · Writer
movieParis in the Springtime
1956 · Teleplay
movieBabes in Toyland
1955 · Adaptation
movieDearest Enemy
1955 · Adaptation
movieThe Great Waltz
1955 · Adaptation
movieHeidi
1955 · Adaptation
movieThe Desert Song
1955 · Adaptation
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1955 · Adaptation
movieNaughty Marietta
1955 · Teleplay
movieBabes in Toyland
1954 · Adaptation
movieThey're Playing Our Song
— · Author