A life in the theater

Playwright Neil Simon
Playwright Neil Simon from "The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize For American Humor" speaks onstage during the 2006 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour for PBS held at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel on July 27, 2006 in Pasadena, California. Playwright Neil Simon is the recipient of the 2006 Mark Twain Prize for American Humon.
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