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In 1949, she met Gene Saks, who was a fellow student at the ‘Dramatic Workshop,’ and got married to him on May 28, 1950. They adopted and raised two sons, Matthew and Daniel. While Matthew went on to become an actor, Daniel became a set designer. Saks and Bea Arthur divorced in 1978.
Mar 30, 2015 · Gene Saks, a prolific actor-director who teamed with playwright Neil Simon on hit Broadway and movie productions of Simon comedies such as “The Odd Couple” and “Brighton Beach Memoirs ...
Mar 29, 2015 · Gene Saks, Director of Neil Simon on Stage and Screen, Dies at 93. By Carmel Dagan. Evan Agostini/Getty Images. Gene Saks, who helmed many Neil Simon plays on Broadway and won three Tonys — for ...
Feb 21, 1991 · Gene Saks, who directed numerous works by Neil Simon, both on stage and on screen, winning Tony Awards for three of his efforts, died March 28 of pneumonia in East Hampton, NY. He was 93.
Biography. While primarily noted as a director of stage and screen, Gene Saks actually began his career as an actor. Trained at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research (which was a precursor of the Actors Studio), he was a co-founder of an acting troupe in the late 1940s. Saks made his stage debut with the company in "Juno ...
Mar 30, 2015 · Saks is survived by two sons from his marriage to Bea Arthur (dissolved 1978). In 1980 he married Keren Ettlinger, who also survives him, with a daughter. Gene Saks, born November 8 1921, died ...
Mar 28, 2015 · Gene Saks. Biography: Gene Saks was born Jean Michael Saks on November 8, 1921 in New York City to Morris Saks and the former Beatrix Leukowitz. He studied at Cornell and served in the Navy during World War II. He then studied acting at the New School for Social Research and the Actors Studio. He was influential in starting a theater ...
