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that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen s $100 Million donation by renaming Avery Fisher Hall to David Geffen Hall , they had to pay the heirs of Fisher the original donor $15 million. Geffen s donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall in perpetuity .

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Fun Fact: that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen’s $100 Million donation by renaming “Avery Fisher Hall” to “David Geffen Hall”, they had to pay the heirs of Fisher – the original donor – $15 million. Geffen’s donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall “in perpetuity”.

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