Motion Picture Director and Producer. He was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1950 for "Born Yesterday." He also directed-produced "Rio Rita" (1942), "Son Of Lassie" (1945), "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood" (1945) and "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948). He died, aged 41, of a sudden heart attack in Beverly Hills, California.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Simon; the husband of Harriet Berk Simon (later Deutsch); the father of Susan and Stephen Simon; a nephew of actress Jennie Simon MacMahon (aka "Jennie Mac"); and a cousin of stage and film actress Aline MacMahon.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Simon; the husband of Harriet Berk Simon (later Deutsch); the father of Susan and Stephen Simon; a nephew of actress Jennie Simon MacMahon (aka "Jennie Mac"); and a cousin of stage and film actress Aline MacMahon.
Motion Picture Director and Producer. He was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1950 for "Born Yesterday." He also directed-produced "Rio Rita" (1942), "Son Of Lassie" (1945), "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood" (1945) and "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948). He died, aged 41, of a sudden heart attack in Beverly Hills, California.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Simon; the husband of Harriet Berk Simon (later Deutsch); the father of Susan and Stephen Simon; a nephew of actress Jennie Simon MacMahon (aka "Jennie Mac"); and a cousin of stage and film actress Aline MacMahon.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Simon; the husband of Harriet Berk Simon (later Deutsch); the father of Susan and Stephen Simon; a nephew of actress Jennie Simon MacMahon (aka "Jennie Mac"); and a cousin of stage and film actress Aline MacMahon.
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