Neil Simon fitting successor to Worcester's Fitch.(INSIGHT) Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | May 13, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Byline: Albert B. Southwick

COLUMN: ALBERT B. SOUTHWICK

Last fall, when Neil Simon received the Mark Twain award for humor, I was struck by the comparison being made between him and Shakespeare.

Neil Simon is one of our national treasures, no doubt about that.

His plays are unmatched for their glittering wit and penetrating revelations of the somber side of ordinary life. But the comparison with Shakespeare seemed a bit off-base. A more logical predecessor would be Clyde Fitch (1865-1909).

Clyde Fitch? Is there anyone who even knows who he was? Probably few.

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