Neil Simon Flashcards
When was Neil Simon born?
July 4th 1927
What was his job?
He was an American playwright and screenwriter.
Where did he grow up?
He grew up in New York during the Great Depression.
Who inspired him to become a comedy writer?
Charlie Chaplin.
What did he do after he graduated high school?
He began writing comedy scripts for radio and some popular early television shows.
When did he write come blow your horn?
1961.
How long did it take him to write come blow your horn.
3 years.
How many performances on Broadway did come blow your horn run for?
678.
In 1938 he became the only living playwright to have what?
A New York theatre named in his honour (the Neil Simon theatre)
What were his comedies based around?
- marital conflict
- infidelity
- sibling rivalry
- adolescence
- fear of ageing
Most of his plays were partly what?
Auto-biographical.
Name some of his theatre works.
- barefoot in the park (1963)
- promises promises (1968)
- fools
(1981) - the goodbye girl
(1993) - proposals
(1997)
