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Battles/wars. World War II. Pacific Theater. Herbert Sargent (born Supowitz; July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter ( Bye Bye Braverman ). During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update ...
- May 6, 2005 (aged 81), New York City, NY, U.S.
- Herbert Supowitz, July 15, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Television writer, producer, screenwriter
- Alvin Sargent (brother)
May 7, 2005 · By Douglas Martin. May 7, 2005. Herb Sargent, a veteran television comedy writer who helped the fledgling Not Ready for Prime Time Players make "Saturday Night Live" a hit with skits like "Weekend ...
May 7, 2005 · Herb Sargent, a lead writer and producer on Saturday Night Live from the program's earliest days, has died at 81. He helped shape the long-running show after learning his craft during the infancy ...
Herbert Sargent was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter. During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest-running sketches on television.
May 7, 2005 · Herb Sargent, a veteran comedy writer, television producer and longtime president of the Writers Guild of America, East, died Friday. He was 81. Sargent died of natural causes at a New York ...
May 7, 2020 · "Weekend Update" was conceived by Chevy Chase and SNL writer Herb Sargent and — despite being renamed "SNL NewsBreak" and "Saturday Night News" in the early 1980s — still airs on the 90-minute ...
Herbert Sargent (born Supowitz; July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter (Bye Bye Braverman). During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest-running sketches on ...
