Buck Henry
Buck Henry · Arts & Literature
Co-wrote The Graduate and Catch-22; co-created Get Smart
1930, New York City, USA — 2020, Los Angeles, California, USA
USA
Buck Henry is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-wrote The Graduate and Catch-22; co-created Get Smart
Buck Henry was an American screenwriter, actor and director who co-wrote the screenplay for The Graduate (an Oscar nomination) and Catch-22, and co-created the spy spoof television series Get Smart with Mel Brooks. He co-directed Heaven Can Wait, which brought a second Oscar nomination. His father, Paul Steinberg Zuckerman, was Jewish.
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Co-wrote The Graduate and Catch-22; co-created Get Smart
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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