{"id":52925,"date":"2020-01-13T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=52925"},"modified":"2020-01-13T01:10:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:10:20","slug":"buck-henry-screenwriter-of-the-graduate-and-get-smart-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/buck-henry-screenwriter-of-the-graduate-and-get-smart-dies-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Buck Henry, screenwriter of \u2018The Graduate\u2019 and \u2018Get Smart,\u2019 dies at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"

(JTA) \u2014 Buck Henry, the screenwriter and director who earned an Oscar-nomination for his script for the 1967 film \u201cThe Graduate,\u201d has died at 89.<\/p>\n

Henry, born Henry Zuckerman in 1930, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to reports.
\n\u201cThe Graduate,\u201d starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols, won Nichols an Oscar for best director and became an icon of American film.<\/p>\n

Henry was nominated for an Oscar again in 1979 for co-directing \u201cHeaven Can Wait\u201d with Warren Beatty.
\nPrior to his work in film, Henry worked on a number of television shows in the 1960s, including co-creating the parody series \u201cGet Smart\u201d with Mel Brooks. Henry also hosted \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d several times in the late 1970s.<\/p>\n

Henry was born to a Jewish family in New York. His mother Ruth was a silent film star and his father an Air Force officer. Henry attended Dartmouth College and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.<\/p>\n

He changed his name to Buck Henry in the 1970s.<\/p>\n