Genius Gets Its Own Reward "While most aren't well known outside their fields, this year's crop includes David Simon, the Baltimore author and screenwriter responsible for such popular shows as the Emmy-winning HBO television series 'The Corner,' as well as HBO dramas 'The Wire' and 'Treme.'
The MacArthur foundation said it gave Mr. Simon a grant because of his ability to 'craft richly textured narratives that probe urban America's most complex and poorly understood realities.'
In an interview, Mr. Simon, 50, said that while he was honored to receive the award, he also felt a tinge of guilt. Past winners have been 'people directly engaged in trying to improve the environment or trying to address social injustices,' he said. 'To be blunt, I'm in the entertainment industry…and my contracts are well funded right now.'"
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