Obit watch: April 9, 2021.

For the historical record: Prince Philip. BBC.

Anne Beatts, one of the early SNL writers.

Ms. Beatts often wrote the parodies of TV commercials that the show used at the time, and sometimes she appeared in them. Mr. Zweibel especially remembered an absurdly overachieving housewife she played in one fake ad — the woman’s secret was a product called Speed.

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