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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 · Henry is pictured above in New York in 2006. 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 ...
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Jan 9, 2020 · Jan. 9, 2020 9:31 AM PT. Comedy writer Buck Henry, the legendary scribe who co-wrote “The Graduate,” “Catch-22” and “To Die For” and co-created the TV series “Get Smart,” has died ...
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Jan 9, 2020 · Henry created a role for himself as the room clerk at the hotel. Left: Actor, writer and director Buck Henry at his desk, New York, New York, c. 1966. Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images
Jan 9, 2020 · Henry was born Henry Zuckerman in New York on Dec. 9, 1930. He took the nickname “Buck” from his grandfather, a stockbroker known for “bucking” the market, and legally changed his name in ...
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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.
