
Anne Beatts, Original ‘SNL’ Writer, Dead at 74
Emmy-winning writer also created sitcom Square Pegs, edited Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women

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Emmy-winning writer also created sitcom Square Pegs, edited Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women

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