Biography
Neil Simon (1927-2018), born in the New York Bronx, was one of the commercially most successful playwrights of the twentieth century. His comedies became long-runners on Broadway and were translated into dozens of languages. Simon initially wrote gags for radio and television shows before turning to theatre from the late 1950s. Among his best-known plays are The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, California Suite, and The Sunshine Boys. For his trilogy Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1991. Simon is considered a master of the pointed dialogue scene and the bourgeois Jewish New York milieu comedy. His works are a regular part of German boulevard and comedy theatres.
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