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Herbert Sargent
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He was a writer and producer for NBC's
Saturday Night Live (1975)
for 20 years; he helped create "Weekend Update". Previously, he worked on the "Tonight" show with
Steve Allen
and
Johnny Carson
. He worked on TV specials for many stars, including
Bing Crosby
,
Milton Berle
,
Burt Bacharach
,
Paul McCartney
and
Lily Tomlin
. He won six Emmy Awards and six Writers Guild Awards.
Older brother of
Alvin Sargent
.
President of the Writers Guild of America, East Coast, for 14 years.
Created the name of the
Saturday Night Live (1975)
cast, "Not Ready for Prime Time Players".
He grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. After serving in the US Army in World War II, he graduated from UCLA and worked at the Circle Theater. In New York, he started out writing for radio shows.
Ex-brother-in-law of
Joan Camden
.
Brother-in-law of
Laura Ziskin
.
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