Buck Henry - RIP - Print Topic

Posted by: Don, January 9th, 2020, 5:40pm

Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter behind The Graduate and What’s Up, Doc? who also co-created Get Smart and was a regular presence in the early years of Saturday Night Live, died tonight of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Health Center in Los Angeles. He was 89. Read more on Deadline

The Graduate - March 29, 1967 final draft script by Buck Henry - hosted by: Raindance - in pdf format

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Posted by: Mr. Blonde, January 9th, 2020, 10:44pm; Reply: 1

That's a damn shame. Unfortunately, it's something that's going to become more and more common as the years go on.

Posted by: LC, January 9th, 2020, 11:00pm; Reply: 2

Yep, going on ninety - a good innings, and a great talent! RIP..

I did not know he adapted the book for the screenplay, To Die For.

Posted by: Don, January 9th, 2020, 11:45pm; Reply: 3

Clearly I need to update the database. I've updated the posting with a link that works.

Don

Posted by: Mr. Blonde, January 9th, 2020, 11:47pm; Reply: 4

Quoted from Don

Clearly I need to update the database.

All in due time. Nothing is so pressing. =)

Posted by: eldave1, January 10th, 2020, 12:02pm; Reply: 5

Quoted from Mr. Blonde

That's a damn shame. Unfortunately, it's something that's going to become more and more common as the years go on.

Twas my thought exactly.