Richard Hooker
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