Neil Simon (1927–2018)
Autore di Brighton Beach Memoirs
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna, 1966 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-121470)
Serie
Opere di Neil Simon
Last of the Red Hot Lovers [1972 film] — Screenwriter — 5 copie
Sweet Charity (score) — Librettist — 3 copie
Tallulah Finds Her Kitchen 1 copia
Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) (2010) 1 copia
SCRIPT: The Gingerbread Lady 1 copia
Sonny Boys (The Sunshine Boys) 1 copia
BIENVENIDA A CASA 1 copia
Oscar and Felix 1 copia
Heidi;: A musical play based upon the novel by Johanna Spyri (French's musical library) (1959) 1 copia
Opere correlate
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie
Monologues Women: 50 Speeches from the Contemporary Theatre (v. 1) (1976) — Collaboratore — 30 copie
Lost In Yonkers [1993 film] — Original play — 7 copie
50 Best Plays of the American Theatre, Volume 4 — Collaboratore — 4 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1927-07-04
- Data di morte
- 2018-08-26
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- New York, New York, USA
- Causa della morte
- died from pneumonia
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- New York University
- Attività lavorative
- playwright
comedy writer
screenwriter
television writer
librettist - Relazioni
- Mason, Marsha (wife)
Leland, Andrew (grandson) - Organizzazioni
- Army Air Force Reserve
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Pulitzer Prize (Drama)
Utenti
Recensioni
Biloxi Blues di Mike Nichols
New York City teenager Eugene Jerome starts military service thoughtfully yet patriotically prepared to take part in World War II. At boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi, he faces the brutally opposed views of other recruits, which he must live with. Still they must bind, if not bond, facing the sadistic drill sergeant during their physically ruthless and mentally abusive training, which is heading for tragedy. Meanwhile, their boyish minds wander often to sexual frustrations, from obsession with potency (and escaping virginity) to prejudice against gays. Armed only with his sense of humor, Eugene is determined to leave camp with everything he came with. (fonte: Imdb)… (altro)
Tratto dall'autobiografia di Neil Simon, nato in una famiglia ebrea. La sua adolescenza, prima della seconda guerra mondiale, viene trattata con garbo e ironia in questo film diretto da Gene Sacks, non nuovo a trasposizioni cinematografiche dalle opere del commediografo americano. (fonte: Mymovies)
Il film è basato su una trilogia scritta per il teatro da Neil Simon sui suoi ricordi di coscritto negli anni di guerra. In realtà, Simon la guerra non la vide mai. Andò a fare addestramento alla base di Biloxi (Louisiana) nei primi mesi del 1945. Finito l'addestramento finì, di lì a qualche giorno, anche la guerra. Simon (nel film il personaggio si chiama Eugene Jerome) fece comunque in tempo a vedere impazzire (e morire) il suo paranoico sergente. (fonte: Mymovies)
Tratto dall'autobiografia di Neil Simon, nato in una famiglia ebrea. La sua adolescenza, prima della seconda guerra mondiale e durante quest'ultima, nella New York del conflitto.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 100
- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
- 5,091
- Popolarità
- #4,914
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 81
- ISBN
- 222
- Lingue
- 5
- Preferito da
- 4