Television Writer. The brother of playwright Neil Simon, he co-authored the comedic play "The Odd Couple" with him. Born in the The Bronx, New York City, New York, he became the head writer on television program "The Danny Thomas Show" and contributed to shows "The Carol Burnett Show," "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life." With his brother, he wrote for early television comic actors Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers and, most memorably, for Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows". He died of a stroke at the Robison Jewish Health Center in Portland, Oregon in 2005.
Television Writer. The brother of playwright Neil Simon, he co-authored the comedic play "The Odd Couple" with him. Born in the The Bronx, New York City, New York, he became the head writer on television program "The Danny Thomas Show" and contributed to shows "The Carol Burnett Show," "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life." With his brother, he wrote for early television comic actors Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers and, most memorably, for Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows". He died of a stroke at the Robison Jewish Health Center in Portland, Oregon in 2005.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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