Simon, Neil

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SIMON, Neil

SIMON, Neil. American, b. 1927. Genres: Plays/Screenplays. Career: Writer for television, 1951-60, for the stage and screen, 1961-. Publications: PLAYS: (with W. Friedberg) Adventures of Marco Polo: A Musical Fantasy, 1959; (adaptor with W. Friedberg) Heidi, 1959; Come Blow Your Horn, 1961; Little Me, 1962; Barefoot in the Park, 1964; The Odd Couple, 1966 (Tony Award); Sweet Charity, 1966; The Star-Spangled Girl, 1967; Plaza Suite, 1969; Promises, Promises, 1970; Last of the Red Hot Lovers, 1970; The Gingerbread Lady, 1971; The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1972; The Comedy of Neil Simon, 1971; The Sunshine Boys, 1973; The Good Doctor, 1974; God's Favorite, 1975; California Suite, 1977; Chapter Two, 1979; The Collected Plays of Neil Simon, vol. 2, 1979, vol. 3, 1991; They're Playing Our Song, 1980; I Ought to Be in Pictures, 1981; Fools, 1982; Brighton Beach Memoirs, 1984; Biloxi Blues, 1986 (Tony Award); The Odd Couple (female version), 1986; Broadway Bound, 1988; Rumours, 1990; Lost in Yonkers, 1991 (Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize), screenplay, 1993; Jake's Women, 1993; Laughter on the 23rd Floor, 1995; Rewrites: A Memoir, 1996; London Suite, 1996; Neil Simon Monologues, 1996; Neil Simon's Proposals, 1998; The Play Goes On: A Memoir, 1999; Neil Simon Scenes, 2000. Address: c/o A. Da Silva, Da Silva and Da Silva, 502 Park Ave #10G, New York, NY 10022-1108, U.S.A.

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