About Herb Sargent
Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 81). Herb Sargent was an American television producer, screenwriter and writer.
Herbert Sargent (born Supowitz; July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter (Bye Bye Braverman). During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest-running sketches on television.
Later that year he married actress Norma Crane, but they had divorced by the time she died in 1973.
His last marriage was to Katherine LeGrand Council Mellon in 1991; they remained together until his death in 2005.
Sargent won six Emmy Awards and six Writers Guild of America Awards. He was also President of the Writers Guild of America, East.
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Who was Herb Sargent?
American screenwriter (1923–2005)
When was Herb Sargent born?
Herb Sargent was born on 15 July 1923 in Philadelphia.
When did Herb Sargent die?
Herb Sargent died on 6 May 2005 in Manhattan.
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Herb Sargent was a television producer, screenwriter and writer.
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Herb Sargent was American.
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