9 5 8 ▁to ▁Ger ald ine ▁Bro oks ; ▁the ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁married ▁actress ▁Norm a ▁C rane , ▁but ▁they ▁had ▁divor ced ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁K atherine ▁Le Gr and ▁Council ▁M ell on ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ; ▁they ▁remained ▁together ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁S argent ▁won ▁six ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁and ▁six ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁Awards . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America , ▁East . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁following ▁surg ery ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁News day ▁ob itu ary ▁ ▁W GA ▁ob itu ary ▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : American ▁male ▁screen writ ers ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁Category : W rit ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁television ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁soldiers ▁Category : Em my ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : M ale ▁television ▁writers