Who the Heck is Neil Simon? Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners, The Sunshine Boys – are just a few of Neil Simon’s most successful plays which have kept millions of people amused for many years now. His success in the playwriting business has earned him respect from his readers and recognition not only as the most successful playwright, but one of the best. Brighton Beach Memoirs was written as a reflection upon …showed first 75 words of 581 total…

…showed last 75 words of 581 total…Neil Simon is indeed one of the greatest play writers of all time. In spite of his wife’s terrible death in the 70’s, he still managed to present millions of readers with this extraordinary play. He has managed to overcome his own struggles to develop his own craft and the many rewrites and rejections. Neil Simon’s patience and dedication to play writing has earned him the respect of many critics, and many readers.