Given the following question, let's solve step-by-step. Is the following statement true?
"Neil Simon acts as a screenwriter and is form the state of New York., and has won many awards."

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Neil Simon is from New York, and has won many different screenwriting awards.
The final answer: yes.