Odd Couples (Unpub)

P. G. Wodehouse and Clara Schumann:
     Wode ‘n’ Schu
Billie Burke and Emile Coue:
     “Bill” ‘n’ “Cou’”
Abraham Lincoln and Dick Cheney:
     “Linc” ‘n’ D. “Chen’”
Aristotle and Robert Towne:
     “’Totle” ‘n’ Towne
Dick Schaap and Franz Liszt:
     Schaap ‘n’ Liszt
E. B. White and Anna May Wong:
     White ‘n’ Wong
Lohengrin and Elizabeth Barrett:
     “’Grin” ‘n’ Barrett
Molly Brown and Robert W. Service:
     Brown ‘n’ “Serv’”
Frida Kahlo and Efrem Zimbalist:
     “Frie” ‘n’ E. Z.
Mao Tse Tung and Richard “Groove” Holmes:
     Tung ‘n’ Groove
Thursday Next and Lionel Bart:
     Next ‘n’ “Li’ne’”
Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Balkhi (aka Rumi) and Pamella Bordes:
     “Rum’” ‘n’ “Bord’”
Sheikh Zayad bin Sultan al Nahyan and Tammy Baker:
     Sheikh ‘n’ “Bake’”
Learned Hand and Danny Glover:
     Hand ‘n’ “Glove’”
Kris Kringle and Nita Talbot:
     Santa ‘n’ Nita
Nipsey Russell and Barbara Tuchman:
     “Nip” ‘n’ “Tuch’”
Kingsley Amis and Andie MacDowell:
     Amis ‘n’ Andie
Jeremy Lin and Robert Sheetz:
     Lin ‘n’ Sheetz
Elizabeth Cann and Christopher Fadder:
     Cann ‘n’ Fadder
Aleksandr Grin and Elizabeth Barrett:
     Grin ‘n’ Barrett
Leif Erickson and Lim Kim:
     Leif ’n’ Lim
Harvey Milk and Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet:
     Milk ‘n’ “Cookie”
Boo Radley and Alger Hiss:
     Boo ‘n’ Hiss
Penn Jillett and John Hinkley:
     Penn ‘n’ “Hink”
Rock Hudson and Esther Rolle:
     Rock ‘n’ Rolle
Lucille Ball and Dick Cheney:
     Ball ‘n’ “Chene”
Kurt Weill and Clara Bow:
     Weill ‘n’ Bow
Yasser Arafat and Didi Myers:
     Yass ‘n’ Didi
Xavier Cugat and Grace Slick:
     Xave ‘n’ Grace
Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Bertha Franklin:
     Virg ‘n’ Berth
Yosemite Sam and Gypsy Rose Lee:
     Sam ‘n’ “Ro”
Oprah Winfrey and Booker T. Washington:
     “Ope” ‘n’ “Book”
Lemuel Gulliver and Adrienne Barbeau:
     Lem ‘n’ Ade
Iphigenia (of Aulos) and Wendell Corey:
     Iph ‘n Wen
Ebenezer Scrooge and Florence Nightingale:
     Eb ‘n’ Flo
Debra Paget and Aaron Sorkin:
     Deb ‘n’ Aar
Clara Bow and Ara Parseghian:
     Bow ‘n’ Ara
Chester Good and Helen Reddy:
     Good ‘n’ Reddy            
Steph Curry and Myrtle Fetchette:
     Steph ‘n’ Fetchette
Alicia Keys and William Tell:
     Keys ‘n’ Tell
Hamlet and Madame X:
     Ham ‘n’ X
Deepak Chopra and Dolores Hart:
     “Deep” ‘n’ D. Hart
Wally Amos and Ann Dvorak:
     Amos ‘n’ Ann D.
Johnny Cash and Carrie Fisher:
     Cash ‘n’ Carrie
Eve Ensler and Stephen Colbert:
     Eve ‘n’ Stephen
Barney Frank and Gertrude Stein:
     Frank ‘n’ Stein
Peter Falk and Donald Trump:
     Falk ‘n’ Asshole