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| Sam Simon and his family |
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| Okay, I must confess to being a fan of The Simpsons... |
Los Angeles, CA—One of the
fathers of the Simpson family has left us too soon at age 59. Award winning writer Sam Simon died here
from colon cancer.
Simon was a writer and being
a writer is a lonely occupation. A
writer’s only companion is his computer while he struggles to put significant
words on paper.
Sam Simon was an amazing and
talented man. He was also legendary
philanthropist that enjoyed sharing his substantial wealth.
Simon was a true friend of
animals, funding veterinary care for critters in need. Simon also funded a vegetarian food bank for
the needy. He constantly donated money to a
long line of very deserving causes through his Sam Simon Foundation.
After being diagnosed with
cancer in 2012, Simon started buying zoos and circuses just to free their animals.
Simon went public with his
cancer fight and battled it as nobly as anyone ever could. I always wonder what additional works we
lose when prolific creators like Simon leave us so early.
Simon’s clever writing
brought him fortune and fame. He’s a
co-creator of The Simpsons and wrote for so many other projects on the small or
large screen. Simon left his pen
scratches on shows like, Taxi, The Tracy Ullman Show, Anger Management and many
others.
We must always remember that
the talented actors we seem to enjoy so much exist only because of the words
people like Sam Simon put on paper.
Every great film or TV show
begins with a book or script written by storytellers. For Sam Simon and his fans, sadly, there are
no more stories.
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