American writer (1947–2021)
Anne Beatts (February 25, 1947 – April 7, 2021) was an American screenwriter and comedy writer.
Beatts was born inBuffalo, New York , to Sheila Elizabeth Jean (Sherriff-Scott) and Patrick Murray Threipland Beatts.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] beatniks ."[ 4] [ 4] Somers, New York , she later attendedMcGill University .[ 4]
It was at McGill University where Beatts discovered thedark humor of Jewish writersJ. D. Salinger ,Philip Roth , andBruce Jay Friedman .[ 4] [ 4]
After graduating from college, Beatts wrote forThe Village Voice andNational Lampoon magazineHarvard Lampoon [ 5] Volkswagen , conceived by Philip Socci, for which the magazine was later sued by the car company.[ 6] Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today," accompanied by a photograph of aVW Beetle floating on a lake (an allusion toKennedy's Chappaquiddick incident ).[ 7]
During Beatts' time atNational Lampoon magazine, she worked withMichael O'Donoghue . The two became romantically involved,[ 7] Saturday Night Live [ 8]
AtSNL , she was nominated for anEmmy five times, winning once.[ 9] Square Pegs Sarah Jessica Parker andJami Gertz ,[ 10] SNL .[citation needed ForSquare Pegs , Beatts hired a staff of five women writers, believing they would be best able to voice the experiences of a teenage girl, but the network compelled her to include a male writer,Andy Borowitz , to connect with a broader audience.[ 11]
Beatts wrote the book for the 1985Ellie Greenwich jukebox musical Leader of the Pack .[ 12]
Starting in 1987, she produced the first season ofThe Cosby Show A Different World [ 13]
In2000 she won aWriters Guild Award for Best Comedy/Variety show for her part in writing theSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special [ 14]
In 2006, she directed the seriesJohn Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You
In 2007, Beatts served as one of the judges for the online comedy competitionProject Breakout .[ 15]
Beatts served asAdjunct Professor in the Writing Division at theUniversity of Southern California 's School of Cinematic Arts,[ 16] Chapman University 'sDodge College of Film and Media Arts . She also gave private lessons on writing sketch comedy.[ 17]
Beatts was portrayed byNatasha Lyonne in the 2018Netflix filmA Futile and Stupid Gesture ,Saturday Night .New York Magazine [ 18]
Beatts died at age 74 on April 7, 2021, at her home inWest Hollywood .[ 19] [ 20]
National Lampoon National Lampoon's Lemmings Sean Kelly ,Tony Hendra ,Christopher Guest , andPaul Jacobs ) (1973) (Stage Show)Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle Michael O'Donoghue ) (1975) (Adaptation)National Lampoon: A Dirty Book Saturday Night Live Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women Deanne Stillman ) (1976) (Book)Gilda Live Gilda Radner ,Michael O'Donoghue ,Alan Zweibel ,Don Novello ,Lorne Michaels ,Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,Paul Shaffer , andRosie Shuster ) (1980) (Stage Show)Square Pegs Titters 101 Deanne Stillman andJudith Jacklin Belushi ) (1984) (Book)Leader of the Pack The Mom Book Judith Jacklin Belushi andDeanne Stillman ) (1986) (Book)A Different World Faerie Tale Theatre The Belles of Bleeker Street Murphy Brown The Elvira Show The Stephanie Miller Show Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Hollywood Off-Ramp 56th Annual Writers' Guild Awards ^ Marquis Who's Who Inc (2004).Who's Who of American Women 2004-2005 ISBN 978-0-8379-0430-6 ^ "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 27, 1960 · 37" .Newspapers.com . 27 May 1960. Retrieved2021-04-12 .^ "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 25, 1980 · 87" .Newspapers.com . 25 October 1980. Retrieved2021-04-12 .^a b c d e "Anne Beatts" .She Made It - The Paley Center for Media . Archived fromthe original on February 27, 2007.^ "Anne Beatts, original SNL writer who broke into boys' club of comedy, dies at 74" .Washington Post .ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved2021-07-22 .^ "The Press: Lampoon's Surrender" .Time . 12 November 1973. Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved25 April 2010 .^a b Krassner, Paul (Nov 6, 2015)."The Rise and Fall of the National Lampoon" .CounterPunch ^ "Group Think" .gladwell.com . Archived fromthe original on April 28, 2007.^ "Anne Beatts" .Television Academy . Retrieved2021-04-12 .^ Chaney, Jen (2021-04-09)."Allow Anne Beatts to Set the Record Straight About Square Pegs" .Vulture . Retrieved2021-04-12 . ^ "Anne Beatts" .Television Academy Interviews . 2017-10-23. Retrieved2021-07-22 .^ Greenwich, Ellie; Beatts, Anne P.; Mintz, Melanie; Heifner, Jack (1987).Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical ISBN 978-0-573-68168-4 ^ Haithman, Diane (1988-10-06)."Different Touch to 'Different World' .Los Angeles Times . Retrieved2021-04-12 . ^ McNary, Dave (2001-01-11)."NBC tops WGA TV noms" .Variety . Retrieved2021-04-12 . ^ "Comedy Contest" .Project Breakout . Archived fromthe original on May 17, 2007.^ "Anne Beatts" . Los Angeles, Calif.: University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Archived fromthe original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved28 February 2010 .^ Beatts, Anne."Saturday Night Live in 5 Easy Lessons!" . Archived fromthe original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved28 February 2010 . ^ Cheney, Jen (January 6, 2020)."Anne Beatts was always more interesting than John Hughes" .New York Magazine . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2020 . ^ Kilkenny, Katie (2021-04-08)."Anne Beatts, 'SNL' Writer and 'Square Pegs' Creator, Dies at 74" .The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved2021-04-11 . ^ Littleton, Cynthia (April 8, 2021)."Anne Beatts, 'Saturday Night Live' writer and creator of 'Square Pegs,' dies at 74" .Chicago Tribune . Retrieved8 April 2021 .
Gary Belkin , Peter Bellwood,Thomas Meehan ,Herb Sargent andJudith Viorst (1970)Herbert Baker ,Hal Goodman ,Larry Klein ,Bob Schiller ,Norman Steinberg ,Bob Weiskopf andFlip Wilson (1971)Art Baer ,Roger Beatty ,Stan Burns ,Stan Hart ,Don Hinkley ,Ben Joelson ,Woody Kling ,Mike Marmer , Arnie Rosen andLarry Siegel (1972)Bill Angelos,Roger Beatty ,Stan Hart , Robert Hilliard,Woody Kling ,Arnie Kogen ,Buz Kohan ,Gail Parent , Tom Patchett,Larry Siegel andJay Tarses (1973) Rosalyn Drexler ,Ann Elder ,Karyl Geld Miller ,Robert Illes ,Lorne Michaels ,Richard Pryor ,Jim Rusk ,Herb Sargent ,James R. Stein ,Lily Tomlin ,Jane Wagner ,Rod Warren andGeorge Yanok (1974)Roger Beatty ,Gary Belkin ,Dick Clair ,Rudy De Luca ,Arnie Kogen , Barry Harman,Barry Levinson ,Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,Bill Richmond andEd Simmons (1974)Roger Beatty ,Gary Belkin ,Dick Clair ,Rudy De Luca ,Arnie Kogen ,Barry Levinson ,Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,Bill Richmond andEd Simmons (1975)Anne Beatts ,Chevy Chase ,Tom Davis ,Al Franken ,Lorne Michaels ,Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,Michael O'Donoghue ,Herb Sargent ,Tom Schiller ,Rosie Shuster andAlan Zweibel (1976)Dan Aykroyd ,John Belushi ,Tom Davis ,James Downey ,Al Franken ,Lorne Michaels ,Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,Bill Murray ,Michael O'Donoghue ,Herb Sargent ,Tom Schiller ,Rosie Shuster andAlan Zweibel (1977)Roger Beatty ,Dick Clair ,Tim Conway , Rick Hawkins,Robert Illes ,Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,Bill Richmond , Liz Sage,Larry Siegel , Franelle Silver,Ed Simmons andJames R. Stein (1978)Alan Alda (1979)
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