[DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - Kennedy Center [PAR] The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be 
... Pryor during the first annual Kennedy Center Celebration of American ... 
Previous recipients of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize include Richard 
Pryor... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Pryor - Wikipedia [PAR] Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940  December 10, 
2005) was an ... Another frequent collaborator was actor/comedian/writer Paul 
Mooney. ... The first-ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 
was ..... in dedication to the beloved comedian and named it "Richard Pryor: More 
than... [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is an American award for humor 
awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts annually since 
1998. It is named after the 19th century novelist, essayist and humorist Mark 
Twain ... The first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was 
presented to... [DOC] [TLE] George Carlin - Wikipedia [PAR] George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937  June 22, 2008) was an American 
stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author. ... In 2008, he was 
posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. .... and was 
about to sign Richard Pryor, so he released Carlin to Little David general ..... 
Kennedy Center. [DOC] [TLE] Kennedy Center - Washington Post [PAR] The Mark Twain Prize will be given Oct. 20 in the Concert Hall at an evening of 
tributes to Pryor. The 57-year-old comedian, who first brought his biting social 
commentary ... Some of today's best-known comics, many of whom have credited 
Pryor as ... The honor was named for Twain because the 19th-century author was 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Kennedy Center: Mark Twain Prize for Humor [PAR] The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes artists ... 
The award, named to honor one of America'sand the world'sgreatest 
humorists, will ... has personally won ten Emmy Awards as a writer and producer 
in television. ... "Richard Pryor was selected as the first recipient of the new Mark 
Twain... [DOC] [TLE] Past Recipients | Mark Twain Prize | PBS [PAR] He was the first-ever host of Saturday Night Live, and has appeared on The 
Tonight ... "To be given the same award as Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and Neil 
Simon is a ... Martin, a Renaissance humorist, is an actor, comedian, author, and 
... the 2003 recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American 
Humor. [DOC] [TLE] The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Awards The ... [PAR] WASHINGTON, D.C. The Kennedy Center will award the eleventh annual ... 
named to honor one of America'sand the world'sgreatest humorists, will ... 
George Carlin is a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and 
author, ... of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize have been Richard Pryor (
1998),... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Richard Pryor by Date - Page 5 - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Kennedy Center Honors Pryor With Initial Mark Twain Award. By Allan Johnson, 
Tribune Staff Writer | January 20, 1999 ... is establishing a Celebration of 
American Humor and a prize named for Mark Twain. The center announced 
Tuesday that the first recipient of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize will be 
Richard Pryor. [DOC] [TLE] The Adventures of Eddie Murphy Celebrated At Kennedy Center's ... [PAR] Oct 19, 2015 ... Surrounded by an all-star cast of comedians at the Kennedy Center, ... he was 
presented with the 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. ... The first '
Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor' was held back in 1998 and 
culminated in the inaugural prize presentation to the late Richard Pryor. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about American Humor - latimes [PAR] Ellen DeGeneres honored with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ... Richard 
Pryor * PAUL BEATTY is an uncategorizable underground hero with a loyal, ... 
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Question: Richard Pryor was the first recipient of a Kennedy Center humorists' prize named for this American author
Answer: Mark Twain