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Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's The Graduate (1967) for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Buck Henry. Writer: The Graduate. Prolific, multi-talented comedy writer, story editor, actor and director. His father was an Air Force general (Paul Steinberg Zuckerman) turned stockbroker and his mother was silent screen star Ruth Taylor, formerly a member of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties.
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Jan 9, 2020 · Buck Henry, who co-wrote the screenplay for the classic 1967 film The Graduate, co-directed 1978's Heaven Can Wait, and made regular appearances as a guest host on Saturday Night Live in the...
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Jan 9, 2020 · Buck Henry, a writer and actor who exerted an often overlooked but potent influence on television and movie comedy — creating the loopy prime-time spy spoof “Get Smart” with Mel Brooks, writing...
Jan 9, 2020 · NEW YORK (AP) — Buck Henry, the versatile writer, director and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in “The Graduate, has died. He was 89. Henry’s wife, Irene Ramp, told The Washington...
Jan 9, 2020 · Screenwriter and actor Buck Henry has died at age 89 after suffering a heart attack. Among his many credits, he co-wrote the screenplay for The Graduate and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times.
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Jan 9, 2020 · Buck Henry, a writer, actor and director whose 1967 Oscar-nominated adapted screenplay for “ The Graduate ” captured a generation’s frustration with their parents’ conspicuous consumption and...