Anne Beatts Dies: Pioneering ‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer, ‘Square Pegs’ Creator Was 74

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. Her death was announced in a tweet by SNL original cast member Laraine Newman. Additional details were not disclosed. Beatts, who also created the 1982 CBS […]