Neil Simon(1927-2018)

Neil Simon started writing for radio and television at $50 a week. Soon after he started writing for Sid Caesar, Red Buttons and Jackie Gleason, he was getting paid $1,600 a week. In 1956, he started writing for Broadway and in 1961 had a big hit with Come Blow Your Horn. The following year he had success with Barefoot in the Park and Little Me. A number of his plays were made into hit movies, including The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and Sweet Charity.