What is Buck Henry?
{{Infobox person | name = Buck Henry |image=Buck Henry (4970849739) (cropped).jpg |caption=Henry in 1978 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|9}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|8|1930|12|9}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | birth_name = Henry Zuckerman | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter|director}} | spouse = Irene Henry | yearsactive = 1964–2015 }} '''Henry Zuckerman''' (December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020), credited as '''Buck Henry''', was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], and [[Movie director|director]]. He was a cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] twice, in 1968 for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''[[The Graduate]]'' and in 1979 for Best Director for ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 movie)|Heaven Can Wait]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Buck-Henry.html|title=Buck Henry Biography|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=September 21, 2010}}</ref> On January 8, 2020, Henry died from a [[heart attack]] at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He was 89.<ref name =Deadline>{{cite news|url = https://deadline.com/2020/01/buck-henry-dead-saturday-night-live-the-graduate-get-smart-1202825337/|title = Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early 'SNL' Favorite Was 89|work = [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date = January 8, 2020|access-date = January 9, 2020|last = Pedersen|first = Erik}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|377750}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Buck}} [[Category:BAFTA Award winners]] [[Category:American Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York City]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York