Theatre Trivia Tweet: The Odd Couple Roots

Theatre Trivia Tweet: The Odd Couple Roots

Neil Simon is one of America’s most successful playwrights.

The Odd Couple was written by Neil Simon. But it was not his idea originally. Who first started writing the original version of this popular play, which was also a film and TV series?

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There are a few stories regarding The Odd Couple, but it appears as if it was originally Danny Simon’s idea. Danny was Neil’s brother. It’s been reported that Danny got through part of the first draft and then handed it over to his brother and the rest is theatre history. By the way- Happy New Year!