Anne Beatts, 'SNL' Writer and 'Square Pegs' Creator, Dies at 74

Anne Heche isn’t holding back.

Anne Heche is sharing some interesting new insight into her relationship with ex Ellen DeGeneres.

Prince Harry is said to have been “barely acknowledged” by Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex during Prince Philip’s funeral.The Duke of Sussex, 36, was publicly reunited with the Royal Family for the first time after his explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey to lay his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, to rest at the weekend.

US TV presenter Gayle King has been at the centre of a sexism row after she questioned why Princess Anne took part in the procession at Prince Philip’s funeral.The poignant procession featured all the Duke of Edinburgh’s children and some of his grandchildren walking behind his coffin on a Land Rover as it took a lap around the grounds of Windsor. But among the royals taking part, Princess Anne – the Queen and Prince Philip’s second child and only daughter – was the only woman.

Walter Mondale, who served as the United States’ Vice President from 1977-1981, has died at 93.

Walter Mondale, who helped to transform the role of the vice president to trusted presidential adviser during Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency yet suffered a crushing political defeat as the Democratic nominee for president against incumbent Ronald Reagan in 1984, has died.

Princess Anne returned to her royal duties just five days after the passing of her father, Prince Philip. The royal princess attended an in-person event to the Royal Yacht Squadron in the Isle of Wight on Wednesday, somewhere she used to enjoy going with the Duke of Edinburgh when she was young.

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, California, according to her close friend Rona Kennedy.

Sisters Anne and Linda Nolan have opened up about their tell-all emotional book and detail why their respective cancer battles have given them a brand new outlook on life.The pair remain positive and reveal the key lesson they’ve learnt is to “live everyday the way you want to live it.” Linda, 62, admits that she’s "scared of dying" as she shares her hospice cancer plan with OK! VIP Club Members.

After Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip passed away, the royal family members paid tribute to him and the whole world mourned his demise. The duke served The Queen for almost 70 years, making him the longest-reigning consort in British history.

Tonight, Saturday Night Live paid photographic tribute to Anne Beatts and DMX, both of whom died this week.

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, California, according to her close friend Rona Edwards.

Volkswagen ad that mocked Sen. Ted Kennedy's notorious car ride on Chappaquiddick Island.Anne Beatts.“She was witty, and she was good at editing.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSarah Jessica Parker got a big career boost as a teenager from her starring role in the offbeat, much-praised sitcom “Square Pegs,” which had a one-and-done, brilliant-but-canceled run on CBS in the 1982-83 season.Parker has paid tribute to “Square Pegs” creator and showrunner Anne Beatts, who died April 7 at the age of 74.

Ethan Shanfeld After news broke on Thursday that Anne Beatts died, celebrities took to social media to offer condolences and share memories of the groundbreaking writer.Beatts, who was 74, was a pioneering figure in comedy, serving as one of the few women writers on “Saturday Night Live” at the time of its debut in 1975.

confirmed to Variety. The comic was one of the first — and few — female writers on staff as “SNL” launched in 1975.

Anne Beatts, an original Saturday Night Live writer who created some of the show’s earliest breakthrough characters, most notably the nerdy high schoolers Todd and Lisa Lupner, died yesterday.