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'MASH' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81

Source: Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles : CA : USA | 2 months ago  
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Broadway musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and co-writing the classic movie comedy "Tootsie," died this morning...Gelbart, who was diagnosed with cancer in June, died at his home in Beverly Hills, said his wife, Pat. Jack Lemmon once described the genial, quick-witted...
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  • News Source: The New York Times | 2 months ago
    His death was confirmed by his wife, Pat, who said the cause was cancer. Achieving success in film, television and theater, Mr. Gelbart was in select company among comedy writers. He could boast of Tony and Emmy awards as well as Oscar nominations.
  • News Source: Uinta County News | 2 months ago
    Comedy writer Larry Gelbart, who co-created M*A*S*H and co-wrote the Dustin Hoffman movie Tootsie , has died...Gelbart got his big break writing jokes for comedians Sid Caesar and Danny Thomas and became a staff member on The Red Buttons Show in the...
  • News Source: Reuters | 2 months ago
    Writer Larry Gelbart, who developed the hit television show "M*A*S*H" that uncovered a rich wellspring of comedy and pathos in war, died of cancer on Friday at age 81. He died in Los Angeles, his talent company, Creative Artists Agency told Reuters.
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  • News Source: The Orange County Register | 2 months ago
    Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. Gelbart died at his...
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