Courtesy of David Hume Kennerly, I was alerted of a display in Washington, D.C., featuring the typewriter of playwright Neil Simon.
“Entertainment Nation” opened today at @amhistorymuseum featuring playwright Neil Simon’s eyeglasses and typewriter. My pic of him from ‘86 is included. Simon composed more than 30 of his plays on that machine. @BeschlossDC @gtconway3d @mikebarnicle @kasie @IJasonAlexander pic.twitter.com/UBA9a8s2nf
— David Hume Kennerly (@kennerly) September 26, 2024
Difficult to identify in that photo; “typewriter used by Neil Simon from the 1970s to 2010s. Simon used the IBM Personal Wheel Writer Electronic 6781 typewriter in his New York City apartment, writing plays, scripts, and books including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Lost in Yonkers.” Image from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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