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Herbert Sargent
(1923-2005)
American screenwriter
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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.

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Born Herbert Supowitz
15 July 1923
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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6 May 2005 (aged 81)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Zodiac Cancer
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