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‘M*A*S*H’ Developer Gelbart Dies

Item: “M*A*S*H” developer Larry Gelbart dies /San Francisco Chronicle

More Info: Larry Gelbart, the award-winning comedy writer best known for developing the landmark TV series “MASH,” co-writing the book for the hit Broadway musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and co-writing the classic movie comedy “Tootsie,” died Friday. He was 81. Mr. Gelbart, who was diagnosed with cancer in June, died at his home in Beverly Hills, said his wife, Pat Gelbart. Comic actor Jack Lemmon once described the genial, quick-witted Mr. Gelbart as “one of the greatest writers of comedy to have graced the arts in this century.”

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