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Anne Beatts
Anne Beatts
	Beatts in 2010
Born	February 25, 1947; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2021 (aged 74); West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	McGill University
Occupation	Comedy writer

Anne Beatts (February 25, 1947 – April 7, 2021) was an American comedy writer.

Early life

Beatts was born in Buffalo, New York, to Sheila Elizabeth Jean (Sherriff-Scott) and Patrick Murray Threipland Beatts.^[1]^[2]^[3] She has described her parents as "beatniks."^[4] Beatts had what has been called an "aggressive, dark sensibility."^[4] Growing up in Somers, New York, she later attended McGill University.^[4]

It was at McGill University where Beatts discovered the dark humor of Jewish writers J. D. Salinger, Philip Roth, and Bruce Jay Friedman.^[4] At this time, Beatts converted to Judaism.^[4]

National Lampoon

After graduating from college, Beatts wrote for The Village Voice and National Lampoon magazine, a national offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon.^[5] She co-wrote a parody advertisement for Volkswagen, conceived by Philip Socci, for which the magazine was later sued by the car company.^[6] The advertisement stated, "If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today," accompanied by a photograph of a VW Beetle floating on a lake (an allusion to Kennedy's Chappaquiddick incident).^[7]

During Beatts' time at National Lampoon magazine, she worked with Michael O'Donoghue. The two became romantically involved,^[7] and both joined the creative team of Saturday Night Live in the early years of the program.^[8]

Television

At SNL, she was nominated for an Emmy five times, winning once.^[9] Beatts created the 1982 CBS sitcom Square Pegs starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Jami Gertz,^[10] and additionally appeared in uncredited guest spots on the early SNL.^{[citation needed]} For Square Pegs, Beatts hired a staff of five women writers, believing they would be best able to voice the experiences of a teenage girl, but the network compelled her to include a male writer, Andy Borowitz, to connect with a broader audience.^[11]

Beatts wrote the book for the 1985 Ellie Greenwich jukebox musical Leader of the Pack.^[12]

Starting in 1987, she produced the first season of The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World.^[13]

In 2000 she won a Writers Guild Award for Best Comedy/Variety show for her part in writing the Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special.^[14]

In 2006, she directed the series John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You with her writing and producing partner, Eve Brandstein, for B-Girls Productions.

In 2007, Beatts served as one of the judges for the online comedy competition Project Breakout.^[15]

Beatts served as Adjunct Professor in the Writing Division at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts,^[16] as well as at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She also gave private lessons on writing sketch comedy.^[17]

Media portrayals

Beatts was portrayed by Natasha Lyonne in the 2018 Netflix film A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and Leander Suleiman in Saturday Night. She was profiled in the January 6, 2020, issue of New York Magazine.^[18]

Death

Beatts died at age 74 on April 7, 2021, at her home in West Hollywood.^[19]^[20] She is survived by her daughter, Jaylene Beatts.

Works

National Lampoon (Magazine)
National Lampoon's Lemmings (with Sean Kelly, Tony Hendra, Christopher Guest, and Paul Jacobs) (1973) (Stage Show)
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (with Michael O'Donoghue) (1975) (Adaptation)
National Lampoon: A Dirty Book (1976) (Book)
Saturday Night Live (1975–1979) (TV)
Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women (with Deanne Stillman) (1976) (Book)
Gilda Live (with Gilda Radner, Michael O'Donoghue, Alan Zweibel, Don Novello, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Paul Shaffer, and Rosie Shuster) (1980) (Stage Show)
Square Pegs (1982–1983) (TV)
Titters 101 (with Deanne Stillman and Judith Jacklin Belushi) (1984) (Book)
Leader of the Pack (1985) (Stage Show)
The Mom Book (with Judith Jacklin Belushi and Deanne Stillman) (1986) (Book)
A Different World (1987–1988) (TV) (Producer only)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1987) (TV)
The Belles of Bleeker Street (1991) (TV)
Murphy Brown (1991) (TV)
The Elvira Show (1993) (TV)
The Stephanie Miller Show (1995) (TV)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (2000) (TV)
Hollywood Off-Ramp (2000) (TV)
56th Annual Writers' Guild Awards (2004) (TV)

References

^ Marquis Who's Who Inc (2004). Who's Who of American Women 2004-2005. Marquis Whos Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-0430-6.
^ "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 27, 1960 · 37". Newspapers.com. 27 May 1960. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 25, 1980 · 87". Newspapers.com. 25 October 1980. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Anne Beatts". She Made It - The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2007.
^ "Anne Beatts, original SNL writer who broke into boys' club of comedy, dies at 74". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
^ "The Press: Lampoon's Surrender". Time. 12 November 1973. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b Krassner, Paul (Nov 6, 2015). "The Rise and Fall of the National Lampoon". CounterPunch.
^ "Group Think". gladwell.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007.
^ "Anne Beatts". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ Chaney, Jen (2021-04-09). "Allow Anne Beatts to Set the Record Straight About Square Pegs". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "Anne Beatts". Television Academy Interviews. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
^ Greenwich, Ellie; Beatts, Anne P.; Mintz, Melanie; Heifner, Jack (1987). Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical. Samuel French, Inc. ISBN 978-0-573-68168-4.
^ Haithman, Diane (1988-10-06). "Different Touch to 'Different World'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ McNary, Dave (2001-01-11). "NBC tops WGA TV noms". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "Comedy Contest". Project Breakout. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007.
^ "Anne Beatts". Los Angeles, Calif.: University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
^ Beatts, Anne. "Saturday Night Live in 5 Easy Lessons!". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
^ Cheney, Jen (January 6, 2020). "Anne Beatts was always more interesting than John Hughes". New York Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ Kilkenny, Katie (2021-04-08). "Anne Beatts, 'SNL' Writer and 'Square Pegs' Creator, Dies at 74". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (April 8, 2021). "Anne Beatts, 'Saturday Night Live' writer and creator of 'Square Pegs,' dies at 74". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

Anne Beatts at IMDb
Anne Beatts discography at Discogs
Anne Beatts at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
"Interview with Anne Beatts", Part One and Part Two. Maximum Fun.

[1] Marquis Who's Who Inc (2004). Who's Who of American Women 2004-2005. Marquis Whos Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-0430-6.

[2] "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 27, 1960 · 37". Newspapers.com. 27 May 1960. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[3] "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 25, 1980 · 87". Newspapers.com. 25 October 1980. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[bio-4] "Anne Beatts". She Made It - The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2007.

[5] "Anne Beatts, original SNL writer who broke into boys' club of comedy, dies at 74". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[6] "The Press: Lampoon's Surrender". Time. 12 November 1973. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[Krassner-7] Krassner, Paul (Nov 6, 2015). "The Rise and Fall of the National Lampoon". CounterPunch.

[8] "Group Think". gladwell.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007.

[9] "Anne Beatts". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[10] Chaney, Jen (2021-04-09). "Allow Anne Beatts to Set the Record Straight About Square Pegs". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[11] "Anne Beatts". Television Academy Interviews. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[12] Greenwich, Ellie; Beatts, Anne P.; Mintz, Melanie; Heifner, Jack (1987). Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical. Samuel French, Inc. ISBN 978-0-573-68168-4.

[13] Haithman, Diane (1988-10-06). "Different Touch to 'Different World'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[14] McNary, Dave (2001-01-11). "NBC tops WGA TV noms". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[15] "Comedy Contest". Project Breakout. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007.

[USC-16] "Anne Beatts". Los Angeles, Calif.: University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

[private_lessons-17] Beatts, Anne. "Saturday Night Live in 5 Easy Lessons!". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

[18] Cheney, Jen (January 6, 2020). "Anne Beatts was always more interesting than John Hughes". New York Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[19] Kilkenny, Katie (2021-04-08). "Anne Beatts, 'SNL' Writer and 'Square Pegs' Creator, Dies at 74". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[20] Littleton, Cynthia (April 8, 2021). "Anne Beatts, 'Saturday Night Live' writer and creator of 'Square Pegs,' dies at 74". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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Anne Beatts

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