“), was a massive box-office success and became a touchstone for the 1960s' disaffected youth.
He earned just $20,000 fromThe Graduate’s film adaptation.
Webb’s impoverished lifestyle was partly voluntary, however.
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He professed disinterest in wealth and materialism, donating much of his earnings and possessions.
Fred died last year, according toThe Times.
In 2007, Webb published a sequel toThe Graduate, titledHome School, apparently for largely financial reasons.
But he always maintained that he was “relieved” not to have become a wealthy man.
