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Buck Henry

Buck Henry's biography

Buck Henry is 90 years old screenwriter born at New York City. He was born on Tuesday 9th of December 1930. According to year of birth 1930 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 9th of December means he is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know him also as film director, film actor, television actor. He is recently known as film producer.

Buck Henry's mom

Buck Henry's mother's name is Ruth Taylor. She is known as actor. His mother was born on Monday 13th of January 1908 in Grand Rapids. Buck Henry was born when she was 22 years old. His mother died on Thursday 12th of April 1984 in Palm Springs. Ruth Taylor was 54 years old, when this happened.

Buck Henry's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Dartmouth College, Choate Rosemary Hall.

Detailed informations about his schools

  • Went to boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he worked on the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern humor magazine.

Buck Henry's career

His main focus is to be screenwriter.

How did Buck Henry die

He died on on Wednesday 8th of January 2020 when he was 90 years old at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Buck Henrys death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Buck Henry's Awards

  • He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for work Get Smart in 1967

Buck Henry's Nominations

  • He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
  • He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Buck Henry's quotes

  • [about President George W. Bush] We need a president who's fluent in at least one language.
  • [on his short-lived career as a stand-up comic] I never liked working in places where people drank and yelled at me.
  • I don't like to write with people because if they aren't as funny as me I hate them and if they are funnier than me I hate them.
  • [on Charles Webb's original novel of "The Graduate"]: It's an absolutely first-class novel with great characters, great dialogue, a terrific them. Who could resist it?
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Buck Henry's body shape

Lets describe how Buck Henry looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.