Al Simon

{{Short description|American producer (1911–2000)}} {{Infobox person |name = Al Simon |birth_date = {{birth date|1911|11|11}} |birth_place = New York, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2000|05|18|1911|11|11}} |death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |occupation = Producer, production manager |spouse = Caro Jones |children = 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/scene/people-news/al-simon-1117822123/|title=Al Simon|first=Abbi|last=Toushin|work=Variety|date=May 26, 2000|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> |alma_mater = Columbia University<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/al-simon-88-sitcom-creator-who-paved-the-way-for-reruns.html|title=Al Simon, 88, Sitcom Creator Who Paved the Way for Reruns|first=Wolfgang|last=Saxon|work=The New York Times|date=May 28, 2000|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref><br>New York University<ref name="a" /> }}

'''Al Simon''' (November 11, 1911 – May 18, 2000) was an American producer and production manager.

==Early life== Al Simon earned a degree in English literature at Columbia University in 1932, then earned a law degree from New York University. He wrote articles for Collier's and Cosmopolitan. He was publicity director of WHN radio in New York City, then served in the US Army in World War II.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2000-05-24 |title=Al Simon; Producer Who Paved Way for TV Reruns |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-24-me-33484-story.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career== Simon entered television in 1946, working on the ''This is Your Life'' television series and ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''.

He served as an executive producer in ''Mister Ed'' and also producing television programs such as ''The Jack Benny Program'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Bob Cummings Show'', ''I Married Joan'', and ''My Sister Eileen''.<ref name="a" /><ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-24-me-33484-story.html|title=Al Simon; Producer Who Paved Way for TV Reruns|first=Elaine|last=Woo|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 2000|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>

In 1960 Simon became president of Filmways that made such shows as ''The Beverly Hillbillies'',''Petticoat Junction'' and ''Green Acres''.

Simon died in May 2000 of Alzheimer's disease at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 88.<ref name="a" /><ref name="b" />

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0800051}}

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