Biloxi Blues

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Biloxi Blues

play by Simon

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discussed in biography

In Neil Simon
Beach Memoirs (1983; film 1986); Biloxi Blues (1985; film 1988), which was awarded the Tony for best play; and Broadway Bound (1986; television movie 1992). Subsequent plays included Rumors (1988); Lost in Yonkers (1991; film 1993), which won both a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for best
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role of Broderick

In Matthew Broderick: Early roles
…appeared in Simon’s Broadway play Biloxi Blues (1985) and assumed the role of Brother in two film adaptations of Foote’s plays 1918 (1985) and On Valentine’s Day (1986).
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