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Buck Henry, Screenwriter And Actor Famous For 'The Graduate' And TV Comedy, Dies At 89

Henry made regular appearances on Saturday Night Live, co-directed the film Heaven Can Wait, and co-created the comedy show Get Smart. He died Wednesday in Los Angeles following a heart attack.
Buck Henry attends a screening of <em>The Graduate</em> during the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 8, 2017 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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 guest host on Saturday Night Live in the show's early years, has died. He was 89.

Henry died Wednesday in Los Angeles following a heart attack. Reports of his death were confirmed to NPR by a

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