Creator Bio
Neil Simon
1927–2018
Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon was born in New York City. He served in the U.S. military during World War II and then wrote for radio and television. He wrote and produced numerous Broadway plays. Among Simon’s awards were the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, the Golden Globe, the Writers Guild of America Award, and the 2006 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Mel:I’m not having an anxiety attack. I’m a little tense.Edna:Why don’t you take a Valium?Mel:I took one.Edna:Then take another one.Mel:I took another one. They don’t work any more. [He sits down…
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Biloxi Blues
Selridge:Epstein’s next. I want to hear what his last week on earth would be like. Probably wants to take an English exam at City College.Eugene:It’s your turn, Arnold.Epstein:There’s no point to this…