Brighton Beach MemoirsBrighton Beach Memoirs is a semi-autobiographicalplay by Neil Simon. The play is a coming of age comedy focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager from a Polish immigrant family. It is set in September 1937 in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression. According to Simon, the play tells its story "through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy who is writing his memoirs—which is what I did when I was 15".
Biloxi BluesBiloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographicalplay by Neil Simon. It portrays the conflict of Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey and Arnold Epstein, one of many privates enlisted in the military stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, seen through the eyes of Eugene Jerome, one of the other soldiers. This play is the second chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, following Brighton Beach Memoirs and preceding Broadway Bound.
American Theater Hall of FameThe American Theater Hall of Fame was founded in 1971 in New York City. The first head of its executive committee was Earl Blackwell. In an announcement in 1972, he said that the new Theater Hall of Fame would be located in the Uris Theatre (now the Gershwin Theatre), which was then under construction. James M. Nederlander and Gerard Oestreicher, who leased the theater, donated the space for the Hall of Fame; Arnold Weissberger was another founder.
Bea ArthurBeatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later in the 1980s and 1990s as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls (1985–1992).Hackensack High SchoolHackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools. Hackensack High School serves students from the Bergen County, New Jersey, communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack (80 students in 2011–12), and Rochelle Park (120 students).
Normandy landingsWorld War II landing operation in EuropeBelligerentsAllies:United KingdomUnited StatesCanada FranceAustralia CzechoslovakiaPoland NetherlandsNorway New Zealand Greece South AfricaSouthern Rhodesia GermanyCommanders and leadersDwight D. EisenhowerBernard MontgomeryBertram RamsayOmar BradleyMiles DempseyGerd von RundstedtErwin RommelLeo v. SchweppenburgFriedrich DollmannUnits involved1st ArmyOmaha Beach: V Corps1st Infantry Division29th Infantry DivisionUtah Beach: VII Corps4th Infantry Division82nd Airborne Division90th Infantry Division101st Airborne Division2nd ArmyGold Beach: XXX Corps50th Infantry DivisionJuno Beach: I Corps3rd Canadian Infantry DivisionSword Beach: I Corps3rd Infantry Division6th Airborne Division5th Pzr ArmySouth of Caen:21st Panzer Division7th ArmyOmaha Beach:352nd Infantry DivisionUtah Beach:709th Static DivisionGold, Juno, and Sword Beaches:716th Static DivisionStrength 156,000 soldiers195,700 naval personnel 50,350+170 coastal artillery gunsCasualties and losses 10,000+ casualties; 4,414 confirmed killed185 M4 Sherman tanks 4,000–9,000 killed, wounded, missing, or capturedThe Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
Cornell UniversityCornell University ( korr-NEHL) is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson White in 1865. Since its founding, Cornell University has been a co-educational and nonsectarian institution. As of fall 2024, the student body included 16,128 undergraduate and 10,665 postgraduate students from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries.
United States NavyMaritime service branch of the U.S. militaryMilitary unitThe United States Navy (USN) is the maritimeservice branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 combat vessels, it is the world's second largest navy, behind the People's Liberation Army Navy, and by far the largest by displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021.
New York CityNew York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county.
Tony AwardsThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan. The ceremony is usually held in June. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.I Love My WifeI Love My Wife is a musical with a book and lyrics by Michael Stewart and music by Cy Coleman, based on the French play Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (lit. 'Come up to my place, I'm living at a girlfriend's'), written by Luis Rego and Didier Kaminka with the collaboration of Jean-Luc Voulfow and Jean-Paul Sèvres.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.