Buck Henry's Death
Born (Birthday) December 9, 1930
Death Date January 8, 2020
Age of Death 89 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Profession Screenwriter
The screenwriter Buck Henry died at the age of 89. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
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.
He married Sally Zuckerman. His mother was the famous silent film star Ruth Taylor.
Quotes
"Basically it’s the core story. About a guy having an affair with the mother of the girl he falls in love with.
"What I always meant by that was that I do believe that a lot of directors, and writers, and sometimes producers just lose their edge because they haven’t seen anybody or talked to anybody or been with anybody who isn’t a kind of replica of themselves for a long period of time.
"We need a president who’s fluent in at least one language.
"We all were there for the readings, the screen tests, and we knew. We knew Dustin was the guy right away.
"It certainly made a film writing career for me.