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Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; [1] 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 (1930-2020) Buck Henry. 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 · Buck Henry at the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles. Comedy writer Buck Henry, the legendary scribe who co-wrote “The Graduate,” “Catch-22” and “To Die For” and co-created ...
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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 · “Buck Henry was hilarious and brilliant and made us laugh more times than we even know,” writer-director Judd Apatow said on Instagram. Actor Michael McKean called Henry a “brilliant talent and a really lovely guy.” For decades after “The Graduate,” Henry was pestered by people asking him if there would be a sequel.
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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.