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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 · He was 89. Henry died Wednesday in Los Angeles following a heart attack. Reports of his death were confirmed to NPR by a longtime friend. The son of a silent film star, Henry also co-created...
Jan 12, 2020 · Actor and screenwriter who was one of the architects of American comedy. Ryan Gilbey. Sun 12 Jan 2020 12.31 EST. The actor and screenwriter Buck Henry, who has died aged 89 of a heart attack,...
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Jan 9, 2020 · 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. He was 89. Henry died in a Los...
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Buck Henry was a comedy writer, story editor, actor and director who co-created and hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) and wrote Get Smart (1965). He also wrote screenplays for The Graduate (1967) and co-directed Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died in 2020 at the age of 89. Learn more about his life, career and awards on IMDb.
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 ...
