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Legendary “Saturday Night Live” comedy writer Anne Betts has passed away at the age of 74.

Starting in 1975 and running for five seasons, Beatts was among a team of gifted writers who helped make 'Saturday Night Live' a cultural phenomenon.

Anne Beatts, original 'Saturday Night Live' writer, dead at 74 Anne Beatts also created "Square Pegs," what was then a rare sitcom centering on teenage girls and starring Sarah Jessica Parker in her breakthrough role. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:46 PM EDT April 8, 2021 NEW YORK — Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer with a taste for sweetness and the macabre who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died. She was 74. Beatts died Wednesday at her home in West Hollywood, Ca...

Print Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died at her home in West Hollywood. Beatts died Wednesday at age 74, according to her close friend Rona Kennedy. Kennedy, a film producer and a fellow faculty member at Chapman University, did not know the cause of death. Starting in 1975, Beatts was among a team of gifted writers, including Rosie Shuster, Alan Zweibel, Marilyn Suzanne Miller and such cast members as Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, who helped make “SNL” a cultur...

Anne Beatts, Groundbreaking 'SNL' Comedy Writer, Dead At 74 Beatts was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs.” The Associated Press Todd Williamson via Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 10: Anne Beatts attends the premiere Of Abramorama's "Live From New York!" - Red Carpet at Landmark Theatre on June 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitc...