The Goodbye Girl

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The Goodbye Girl

film by Ross [1977]

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Herbert Ross
Films of the mid-1970s
The Goodbye Girl (1977), a slick adaptation of Simon’s play of the same name, was an even bigger commercial success. It featured Richard Dreyfuss as a struggling actor and Marsha Mason as a single mom who fall in love after being reluctant roommates in a…
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The Goodbye Girl (1977), a slick adaptation of Simon’s play of the same name, was an even bigger commercial success. It featured Richard Dreyfuss as a struggling actor and Marsha Mason as a single mom who fall in love after being reluctant roommates in a…
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Richard Dreyfuss
Breakthrough roles
…in the Neil Simon comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977); at age 29, Dreyfuss became the then youngest recipient of a best actor Oscar.
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…in the Neil Simon comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977); at age 29, Dreyfuss became the then youngest recipient of a best actor Oscar.
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Neil Simon
… (1968), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and California Suite (1978). In 1993 Simon adapted The Goodbye Girl into a popular stage musical. He wrote the books for other musicals, including Little Me (1962), Sweet Charity (1966), Promises, Promises (1968), and They’re Playing Our Song (1979).
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… (1968), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and California Suite (1978). In 1993 Simon adapted The Goodbye Girl into a popular stage musical. He wrote the books for other musicals, including Little Me (1962), Sweet Charity (1966), Promises, Promises (1968), and They’re Playing Our Song (1979).
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