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Mar 30, 2015 · Mr. Saks met Mr. Simon in the early 1960s when he was asked by Mr. Simon’s agent to sit in on a tryout performance of “Barefoot in the Park,” directed by Mike Nichols, which was...
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,” died...
Jan 25, 1987 · In recent years, Mr. Saks has emerged as a critical interpreter of the playwright, winning Tony awards for directing ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and ''Biloxi Blues,'' the first two plays in...
Jan 15, 1993 · Mr. Saks, who said he believed Mr. Azenberg was acting, if not on orders from Mr. Simon, then in an effort to mollify him, insisted he had been fired without cause and out of unreasonable panic.
Mar 29, 2015 · I never met the man but I have to write something about the passing of someone who directed some of my favorite plays and movies. Gene Saks was also a pretty good actor. Obits like this one mention that he won acclaim for his role — on the stage and later in the movie — of Chuckles in Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns .
Mar 29, 2015 · Saks had a long-standing professional relationship with Simon and directed many of his plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and Biloxi Blues (1985). Both projects earned Saks a Tony...
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Mar 29, 2015 · 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.
