Comedy icon Buck Henry, screenwriter of 'The Graduate' and early star of 'Saturday Night Live,' dies at age 89.
together with Warren Beatty were also nominated for an Academy Award in 1978 for best director for"Heaven Can Wait."
"Buck Henry was hilarious and brilliant and made us laugh more times than we even know," noted comedy writer and producerApatow recalled appearing with Henry on a panel at South by Southwest. "He said, 'I don’t like to write with people because if they aren’t as funny as me I hate them, and if they are funnier than me I hate them,'" according to Apatow."One of the greats."
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