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The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Lemmon and Matthau at their comedic best

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Nov 30, 2023
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I IMAGINE that if the Almighty had decided to vouchsafe us a glimpse of heaven on earth, he would not have chosen a 1965 stage play as His vehicle, but there it is: The Odd Couple by Neil Simon,1 spinning like a bright little orb in the history of American theatre. In 1968 it was made into a movie starring those darlings of American cinema Jack Lemmon2 an…

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