Herb Sargent

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Herbert Sargent (July 15, 1923-May 6, 2005) was an Emmy-winning US television writer and producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live. He was best known for his work on the SNL news spoof "Weekend Update."

Born in Philadelphia, he is the older brother of Academy Award winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent. Raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Herb Sargent studied architecture at Penn State University. He served with the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He moved to Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA.

Sargent then moved to New York and began his career in radio. He helped develop television specials for Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Alan King, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin, Paul McCartney, and Burt Bacharach.

Sargent won six Emmy Awards and six Writers Guild of America Awards. He was also President of the Writers Guild of America, East until his death in 2005.

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