A restless entertainer, Mr. Henry dabbled in improvisational comedy as well as theater, television and film. ADMuch to his frustration, Mr. Henry shared his Oscar nomination for “The Graduate” with Calder Willingham, who had worked on previous attempts to adapt the novel and sued to receive partial credit for the screenplay. Plastics was the obvious one,” Mr. Henry told the Orlando Sentinel in 1992. Founded by prankster Alan Abel, the group took comic aim at “uptight, silly morality chasers,” as Mr. Henry put it. The series debuted in 1965 and resulted in an Emmy Award for writing for Mr. Henry, who served as the story editor for two of its five seasons.

Source: Washington Post January 09, 2020 05:15 UTC