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Subject: Anne Beatts, wrote for SNL; creator of "Square Pegs" Author: She was 74 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Thursday, April 08, 11:07:11am Anne Beatts, a pioneering female comedy writer who helped launch “Saturday Night Live” and created the 1980s cult-favorite sitcom “Square Pegs,” died Wednesday at her home in West Hollywood. She was 74. Beatts’ death was confirmed by her longtime friend Rona Edwards. Beatts was a revered figure in comedy circles given her long resume. She and then-writing partner Rosie Shuster were among the very few women to work on “SNL” at the time of its debut in 1975 on NBC. Beatts was also the first female contributing editor to National Lampoon. In the early 1980s, Beatts created the CBS comedy “Square Pegs,” which was a launching pad for Sarah Jessica Parker. The series that revolved around a group of awkward high school students was embraced by critics as a breath of fresh air for TV at the time, reflecting the burgeoning youth culture of the 1980s. But the show was canceled due to low ratings after a one-season run in 1982-83. On “SNL,” Beatts and Shuster created some of the most memorable early sketches and characters including Todd and Lisa Lupner, Uncle Roy, Laraine Newman’s Child Psychiatrist, Irwin Mainway and Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute. In 1995, Beatts was tapped as showrunner of “The Stephanie Miller Show,” a syndicated late-night strip that ran for one season. Beatts in recent years had worked as an instructor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Original “SNL” star Laraine Newman paid tribute to Beatts on Twitter. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/anne-beatts-dead-snl-square-pegs-1234947040/ [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Here's a better obituary ... Link Thursday, April 08, 11:18:49am EMMY Award winning TV writer was a bit of a unicorn as there were few female TV writers then. She was often interviewed how she struggled as SNL writer, when stars like Belushi loathed woman writers. -- Bio & PHOTO, and interview for Archive of American Television, Thursday, April 08, 11:30:45am IMDb ... -- Link, Thursday, April 08, 11:35:05am Anne Beatts (today's photo Monday) - they did show a photo tribute to her .... Ed Tracey Monday, April 19, 07:29:24pm Thread title needs to mention that she died. (NT) This is vital info. Monday, April 19, 07:38:04pm Thanks Captain Obvious... (NT) -- ...I thought she just went out for a smoke., Monday, April 19, 11:06:52pm