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Richard Hooker Biography

Birth Name:H. Richard Hornberger

Birth Place:Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

  • Best known for writing the novel "MASH," which was the inspiration for the TV series and movie of the same name
  • Graduated from Bowdoin College and Cornell Medical School
  • Served as a physician for the U․S․ Army during the Korean War
  • Worked as a thoracic surgeon until he retired in 1988
  • Based the character Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce on himself
  • Famously decried the humorous aspect of the TV series
  • While MASH was interpreted by many to be an anti-war show, Hooker maintained that there was no underlying themes in the book