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Born	May 15, 1936 • New York City • New York
Died	March 27, 2003 (aged 66) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize (1971)
Notable Works	“The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” • “Up the Sandbox”

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Neil Simon

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