Buck Henry

Screenwriter

Birthday December 9, 1930

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Jan 8, 2020 (89)

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About

Screenwriter, director and actor who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1968 for writing the screenplay for the iconic film The Graduate and then again in 1979 for directing the film Heaven Can Wait. He also notably hosted Saturday Night Live ten times during its first five years on he air.

Before Fame

In college, he was involved in his school's humor magazine, 'Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern.'

Trivia

He appears in The Graduate as the hotel clerk who checks Dustin Hoffman's character, Ben Braddock, into a room before Braddock has his first sexual encounter with Mrs. Robinson.

Family Life

He married Sally Zuckerman. His mother was the famous silent film star Ruth Taylor.

Associated With

Steve Martin broke his hosting record on SNL.