# Kirk Simon

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{{short description|American film director}}
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| name         = Kirk Simon
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| birth_date   = {{birth date|1954|7|25}}
| birth_place  = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2018|4|14|1954|7|25}}
| death_place  = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), New York, U.S.
| occupation   = Film producer and director
| years_active = 1984–2018
| spouse       = [Karen Goodman](/source/Karen_Goodman) (1987–2011)<br>Mina Farbood
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'''Kirk Simon''' (July 25, 1954 – April 14, 2018) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work on various documentaries.

== Career ==
Simon received a nomination for an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Awards) four times, winning once. Simon produced three films nominated for the [Best Documentary (Short Subject)](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_(Short_Subject)), including ''[Chimps: So Like Us](/source/Chimps%3A_So_Like_Us)'' (1990), ''[Rehearsing a Dream](/source/Rehearsing_a_Dream)'' (2007), and ''[Strangers No More](/source/Strangers_No_More)'' (2010); he won the award for the latter film at the [83rd Academy Awards](/source/83rd_Academy_Awards), and shared the win with [Karen Goodman](/source/Karen_Goodman) with whom he worked on all three films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/206020/Kirk-Simon/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217061510/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/206020/Kirk-Simon/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=2016|title=Kirk Simon {{ndash}} Filmography {{ndash}} Movies & TV|accessdate=February 11, 2016}}</ref> Simon also received a nomination in the category of the [Best Documentary Feature](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature) for producing ''[Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer](/source/Isaac_in_America%3A_A_Journey_with_Isaac_Bashevis_Singer)'' (1986).<ref name="Oscars1987">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 |title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=October 16, 2011|publisher=[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences)}}</ref> In 2016, he produced a documentary on the centenary of the Pulitzer prize called ''[The Pulitzer at 100](/source/The_Pulitzer_at_100)''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Pulitzer at 100 Doc Soup screening |url=http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=44515~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0 |accessdate=June 28, 2016 |website=Hot Docs}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Simon married [Karen Goodman](/source/Karen_Goodman), his longtime creative partner, in 1987. The couple had two children and divorced in 2011. Simon later married Mina Farbood, and the couple had one daughter. Simon had three grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/obituaries/kirk-simon-documentarian-who-delved-into-education-dies-at-63.html|title=Kirk Simon, 63, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies|date=2018-04-20|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-14|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Simon died on April 14, 2018, in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), from cardiac arrest.<ref name="death">{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Kirk Simon, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 63 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kirk-simon-dead-oscar-winning-documentarian-was-63-1102856 |accessdate=April 16, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.simongoodmanpictures.com/index.html Simon & Goodman Picture Company]
* {{IMDb name|id=0800232}}

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Category:Film directors from Pennsylvania
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Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Jewish American screenwriters
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Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
Category:Producers who won the Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award
Category:Directors of Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners

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