Marsha Mason Reveals Why She Gave Up Acting For Neil Simon
Marsha Mason’s acting resume has a four-year gap, but for good reason. The actress, who was the second wife of the late Neil Simon, revealed she gave up acting to be a wife and mother just 22 days after meeting the prolific playwright.
In an essay for the Hollywood Reporter, Mason detailed her whirlwind courtship with Simon, who she met on the first day of rehearsals for his Broadway play The Good Doctor in 1973.
“We were married three weeks later. It was an extraordinary connection. It was this electric chemistry. We were like giddy teenagers during rehearsals. We’d get caught kissing in the hallways of the theater.”
