American playwright Neil Simon wrote “The Odd Couple” in 1965, and the themes in the storyline still ring true today. “The Odd Couple” went from a Broadway hit to a comedy film in 1968 and then a ...
Neal Hefti, a top jazz arranger of the 1940s and ’50s and Grammy-winning composer of the “Batman” and “Odd Couple” themes, died Saturday at his home in Toluca Lake, Calif. He was 85. Hefti composed ...
LOS ANGELES — Neal Hefti, a former big-band trumpeter, arranger and composer who worked with Count Basie and Woody Herman and later composed the memorable themes for the movie “The Odd Couple” and the ...
When two middle-aged male divorcees become roommates, conflict is unavoidable. Felix and Oscar are no different, but a new inevitability presents itself during their time together: friendship. First ...
For fans of the vintage television series The Odd Couple, Nov. 13 has become synonymous with the storyline of series characters Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Played by Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, ...