Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018)
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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 adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony Award nominations than any other writer.

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Neil Simon was born on Monday, 4 July 1927 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. His full name at birth was Marvin Neil Simon. He was best known as a playwright. Simon's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 26 August 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA at the age of 91. For university, he studied at New York University. His religion is listed as Jewish. He was 6' 1½" (187 cm) tall with an average build. He had hazel eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

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Full name at birth
Marvin Neil Simon
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Claim to fame
The Goodbye Girl
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Date of birth
4 July 1927
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Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Date of death
26 August 2018
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Age
91 (age at death)
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Cause of death
Renal Failure
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Playwright, screenwriter, author
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6' 1½" (187 cm)
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  • New York University
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You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.

Neil Simon is known for his role in the TV special The Oscars (2019) as Self - Writer (In Memoriam).

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