article_snippet: A former actor who turned to directing with 'Enter Laughing' on Broadway in 1963, The Odd Couple, Saks won Tonys for the Cy Coleman-Michael Stewart musical '
article_snippet: Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak directed the film versions of Neil Simon adaptations 'The Odd Couple,' '
article_snippet: Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak also directed the stage and film version of 'Mame,' which starred Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak then-wife Bea Arthur.
article_snippet: The Odd Couple, Saks directed Goldie Hawn to an Oscar for supporting actress in 'Cactus Flower.' '
article_snippet: Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak could direct actors to be funny, but Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak wasn’t funny Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak,' Emanuel Azenberg, who produced nine Broadway shows directed by Saks, told the New York Times. '
article_snippet: Tony Award-winning director Gene Sak would say, "This is funny," in a very serious way.
highlights_snippet: In addition to directing The Odd Couple, Saks was an actor and also directed several Neil Simon plays such as Biloxi Blues .
  