Born: 15-Jul-1923
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 6-May-2005
Location of death: Manhattan, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Screenwriter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: SNL writer

Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII)

Invented the SNL title, "Not Ready for Prime Time Players."

Brother: Alvin Sargent (writer, b. 1931)
Wife: Norma Crane (actress, div.)
Wife: Geraldine Brooks (actress, m. 1958, div. 1961)
Wife: LeGrand Council Mellon (until his death)

    High School: Upper Darby High School, Upper Darby, PA (1941)
    University: Pennsylvania State University
    University: BA, University of California at Los Angeles

    Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
    Writers Guild of America East Coast President (14 years)
    Emmy (six)

    TELEVISION
    Saturday Night Live Writer (1975-)

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