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Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Newsmakers column: Neil Simon to get the Mark Twain Prize.(Column)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- August 30, 2006
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Byline: Tirdad Derakhshani
Aug. 30--The frightfully prolific playwright Neil Simon, of Brighton Beach Memoirs and Odd Couple fame, will receive the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, which "focuses on those who create humor from their uniquely American experiences." Simon will be honored Oct. 15 at a do featuring Jason Alexander, Richard Dreyfuss, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and Robert Redford. (It will air Nov. 20 on PBS.) The humor prize was inaugurated in '98 with honors going to Richard Pryor. Honorees include Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin.
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