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Great American playwright. The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, much more. Wrote for Sid Caesar. Many movies, such an icon on Broadway that the Alvin Theater was renamed the Neil Simon. You may not know who he is, but you've probably seen his work.

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the Alvin Theater was renamed the Neil Simon.

Offending chipmunks everywhere.

Getting back to Simon - his nephew was an Obama appointee to the US District Court in Oregon; the judge's wife is a Democrat member of Congress. The Judge did work for the ACLU, and was a member of the Democrat activist lawfirm of Perkins Coie.