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Kirk Simon

Kirk Simon

American film director

Kirk Robert Simon (July 25, 1954 – April 14, 2018) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work on various documentaries.

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Career

Simon received a nomination for an Academy Award four times, winning once. Simon produced three films nominated for the Best Documentary (Short Subject), including Chimps: So Like Us (1990), Rehearsing a Dream (2007), and Strangers No More (2010); he won the award for the latter film at the 83rd Academy Awards, and shared the win with Karen Goodman with whom he worked on all three films.[1] Simon also received a nomination in the category of the Best Documentary Feature for producing Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (1986).[2] In 2016, he produced a feature documentary on the centenary of the Pulitzer prize called The Pulitzer at 100.[3]

Personal life

Simon married 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.[4]

Death

Simon died on April 14, 2018, in New York City, from cardiac arrest.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kirk Simon – Filmography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "The Pulitzer at 100 Doc Soup screening". Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Slotnik, Daniel E. (2018-04-20). "Kirk Simon, 63, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. [5]
    "Kirk Simon, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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