SIMON, NEIL. The most successful American playwright of the 20th century; b. Bronx, New York, .
Simon has written nearly a play a year since his first Broadway production, Come Blow Your Horn , in 1961. Simon’s output surpasses even that of Tennessee Williams , one of the most prolific modern playwrights. Simon’s dramatic language is not as poetic as Williams’, nor is he as politically motivated as Arthur Miller or as psychologically provoking as...