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M*A*S*H Writer Larry Gelbart Dead at 81

Larry Gelbart, the writer who made M*A*S*H a TV hit, died Friday in his Beverly Hills home, after a battle with cancer. He was 81.

In 1971, TV execs approached Gelbart about adapting Robert Altman's M*A*S*H for the small screen... read full article

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  • Liked M*A*S*H (even though it's hard to type out), but it should have ended three years earlier than it did.  But that isn't a complaint!  And I'd forgotten he'd had a hand... Posted by Annette45 on Sep 14, 2009 2:12 PM
  • Mass Distraction-- not destruction.   So goes a great writer. Not many in Hollywood with his spark, even back in the days off MASH. Posted by prometheus59650 on Sep 12, 2009 4:56 PM
  • He was a class act, a brilliant writer, and a gifted director.  He will be missed.   My condolences to his family and friends. Posted by tvfan1957 on Sep 12, 2009 3:03 PM

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Title Year Type
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (Remarks by) 2009 TV Show Series
TV Land Awards (Appearing) 2007 TV Show Series
And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself (Exec. Producer) 2003 Movie
And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself (Writer) 2003 Movie
Bedazzled (Writer) 2000 Movie

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M*A*S*H Writer Larry Gelbart Dead at 81

Larry Gelbart, the writer who made M*A*S*H a TV hit, died Friday in his Beverly Hills home, after a battle with cancer. He was 81.

In 1971, TV execs approached Gelbart about adapting Robert Altman's M*A*S*H for the small screen... read more

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