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FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Bryer, Jackson R. “Neil Simon.” In The Playwright's Art: Conversations with Contemporary American Dramatists, pp.221-40. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1995, 316p.

An interview touching on Simon's life, times, and works.

Gilman, Richard. “A Hit and A Success.” In Common and Uncommon Masks: Writings on Theatre 1961-1970, pp. 198-200. New York: Random House, 1971, 319p.

An appreciative review of Barefoot In the Park as being better than other Broadway hits.

Kerr, Walter. “Money and Uglier Matters.” In God on the Gymnasium Floor, and Other Theatrical Adventures, pp. 214-39. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977, 320p.

Presents a discussion of the economics of the Broadway theatre.

———. Thirty Plays Hath November: Pain and Pleasure in the Contemporary Theatre, pp. 297-301. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969,...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism: Author Commentary
   1. Jackson R. Bryer with Neil Simon (interview date 1991)
   2. James Lipton with Neil Simon (interview date Winter 1992)
4. Criticism: Overviews And General Studies
   1. Clifford A. Ridley (essay date 20 November 1971)
   2. Helen McMahon (essay date October 1975)
   3. Robert K. Johnson (essay date 1983)
5. Further Reading
6. Copyright

1. Neil Simon
2. Drama