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Larry Gelbart became a legend by finding comedic fodder in subjects most people would not consider inherently funny: war, religion, Dustin Hoffman ...
Sep 11, 2009 · Cancer Claims Comedy Icon Larry Gelbart The much-admired writer behind the classic TV series M*A*S*H and the 1982 film hit Tootsie died Friday at his home, the writer's agent says. Gelbart was 81.
Sep 12, 2009 · “Larry Gelbart was among the very best comedy writers ever produced in America,” said Mel Brooks, whose friendship with Gelbart dated to when they both wrote for Sid Caesar’s comedy-variety ...
Described by Woody Allen as "the best comedy writer I ever knew", Larry Gelbart was a skilled humorist who had hits in the theatre, cinema and on television. He received both a Tony Award and an ...
Larry Simon Gelbart was born in Chicago, IL, Feb. 25, 1923-28 (sources vary); at age 16 he began comedy writing for radio's Maxwell House Coffee Times; from 1946-52, he continued writing for a variety of radio series such as "Duffy's Tavern" (1946), "Command Performance" (1946-47), and "The Bob Hope Show" (1949-52); started writing for television in 1950 and worked on shows including "The Red ...
Between 1972 and 1983, he produced 120 episodes of M*A*S*H, which he co-created with Larry Gelbart, and for which he also wrote 11 episodes and directed 24. During that same period, he produced 22 episodes of Lou Grant, for which he wrote (or co-wrote) five episodes and directed 11.
Larry Linville (left) with the cast of M*A*S*H (1974). When the television series M*A*S*H was picked up for production in early-1972, Linville signed a five-year contract for the role of Major Frank Burns, an ill-tempered, inept surgeon who embraced military discipline with a cartoonish over-zealousness.
