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Marvin Neil Simon 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 received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.

Birth Name

Marvin Neil Simon

Born

Monday, 04 July 1927

Died

Sunday, 26 August 2018

Actor Filmography

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years	Self / Himself	2012
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar	Himself / Self	2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories	Self	2002
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy	Himself / Self	2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV	Self	2000
The Century: America's Time	Self, Self - Playwright, Self - Playwrite	1999
Murder by Death: A Conversation with Neil Simon	Himself / Self	1999
Pitch	Self	1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough	Self	1997
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman	Self / Himself	1996

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Actor Filmography

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years	Self / Himself	2012
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar	Himself / Self	2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories	Self	2002
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy	Himself / Self	2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV	Self	2000
The Century: America's Time	Self, Self - Playwright, Self - Playwrite	1999
Murder by Death: A Conversation with Neil Simon	Himself / Self	1999
Pitch	Self	1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough	Self	1997
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman	Self / Himself	1996
Theater Talk	Self - Guest	1996
Jack Lemmon	Self	1996
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Self - Honoree	1995
Inside the Actors Studio	Self	1994
Frasier	Andy	1993
The 45th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Winner	1991
American Masters	Self	1986
Screenwriters: Word Into Image	Self	1982
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards	Self - Presenter	1980
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self (archive footage)	1979
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards	Self - Nominee	1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards	Self - Nominee	1978
The South Bank Show	Self - Guest	1978
Dinah!	Self - Guest	1974
The Heartbreak Kid	Wedding Guest	1972
The Odd Couple	Self	1970
The David Frost Show	Self - Guest	1969
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards	Self	1968
ABC's Nightlife	Self	1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest	1962

Producer Filmography

The Goodbye Girl	2004
Laughter on the 23rd Floor	2001
The Odd Couple II	1998
Max Dugan Returns	1983
I Ought to Be in Pictures	1982
Only When I Laugh	1981
Barefoot in the Park	1967

2001	Emmy	Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1979	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium	Nominated
1978	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen	Nominated
1978	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Won
1976	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material	Nominated
1976	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Nominated
1973	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Nominated
1969	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium	Nominated
1958	Emmy	Best Comedy Writing	Nominated
1957	Emmy	Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy	Nominated