Neil Simon
Charles Grodin, beloved grump and talk show guest from hell, dies at 86
Grodin’s career spanned six decades, and left its mark on classics of ’70s comedy — and even the odd shaggy, slobbering dog story.
Frances Edelstein, Holocaust Survivor And ‘Polish Tea Room’ Owner, Dies At 92
A Holocaust survivor who shared fed Broadway’s elite - and Times Square characters — at a heimish eatery so beloved it inspired a Neil Simon play.
Neil Simon, A Yiddish-Influenced Wisecracker
In his heyday, Neil Simon wrote plays that tickled audiences as the height of the wisecrack genre.
Neil Simon’s 7 Greatest Quotes
Here are the seven greatest quotes from Neil Simon, who died on August 25, 2018.
Neil Simon, Playwright And Wit, Dies At 91
Playwright Neil Simon, known for such Broadway hits as “The Odd Couple,” “Barefoot in the Park,” and “Lost in Yonkers,” has died.
The Joy of Gene Saks
Gene Saks, director of “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and countless other plays, has died at 93. Ben Ivry remembers Saks’s reputation as a creative artist and a Jewish thinker.
Willie Howard, More Than Just a Sunshine Boy
Although London’s hit revival of Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” starring Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths closed on July 28, a possible fall transfer to Broadway has been announced. That’s a good excuse to shine light on a neglected Jewish vaudeville great who inspired Simon’s play.
Bruce Jay Friedman's Celebrity-Filled Memoir
Lucky Bruce: A Literary Memoir
Bruce Jay Friedman
Biblioasis, 275 pages $29.95
Something Odd About 'The Odd Couple'
Although they aren’t nearly as dysfunctional as the narrator and the old man with the “vulture eye” in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” or Allie and Hedy in “Single White Female,” Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar make up a lousy pair of roommates in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.