In what year was man who produced the first season of "The Simpsons" with Matt Groening and Sam Simon born?
The Simpsons (season 1):  The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon. James L. Brooks: James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an Academy Award-, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American television and movie director, producer and screenwriter.
1940