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Apr 9, 2021 · If there is a comedy pantheon, Anne Beatts should have her own special altar in the chamber dedicated to forgotten pioneers. Beatts—who died on Wednesday at the age of...
Anne Beatts (February 25, 1947 – April 7, 2021) was an American comedy writer. Early life [ edit ] Beatts was born in Buffalo, New York , to Sheila Elizabeth Jean (Sherriff-Scott) and Patrick Murray Threipland Beatts.
Jan 6, 2020 · Anne Beatts Comedy writer (1947–2021) For Saturday Night Live in 1977, she wrote a fake ad for “Angora Bouquet,” a soap that washes women’s brains until they can’t think for themselves.
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Apr 13, 2021 · One of the sketches Beatts wrote was about a school for female construction workers who learn catcalls to use on male passersby. Of Beatts’ many sketches and characters, probably the most memorable is “The Nerds”—snivelly Lisa Loopner (Radner) and snotty Todd DiLaMuca (Bill Murray).
Jun 15, 2023 · The beloved Saturday Night Live writer wanted to be remembered for her darling, CBS' Square Pegs. Growing up in Buffalo, New York, a young Anne Beatts would take trips to New York City and would dream of staying. Her career path, starting at the parody magazine National Lampoon, made that dream a reality, as she became one of the few women ...
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Apr 10, 2021 · NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine.
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Apr 8, 2021 · Anne Beatts, a pioneering writer for “Saturday Night Live” and National Lampoon who also created the sitcom “Square Pegs,” died Wednesday, according to a statement from NBC. She was 74.
