Screenwriter Larry Gelbart has died at 81

justme · 12 Sep 09 :: 19:43

Well-known writer Larry Gelbart died Friday morning of cancer. Most notably he wrote for the long-running series "M*A*S*H", and won many, many accolades for his work, including an astonishing 13 Emmy nominations (one of which he won, in 1972, for "M*A*S*H") and two Oscar nominations. He had a very long and brilliant career and will be missed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j- … 84157.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_ … ry_gelbart

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TheCentralScrutinizer · 12 Sep 09 :: 19:52

Awww, another great one gone. Somewhere Alan Alda is a very sad man today.

Editsound · 12 Sep 09 :: 20:30

He also won 2 Tony awards for writing the books for City of Angels and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

An amazing talent.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 13 Sep 09 :: 08:27

How sad. R.I.P. Larry.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 15 Sep 09 :: 23:45

One of Gelbart's last interviews...

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/cultur … lbart.html

TheCentralScrutinizer · 17 Sep 09 :: 19:38

This is what I was waiting for. Alan Alda blogs about Gelbart...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-alda … 89175.html

justme · 17 Sep 09 :: 19:52

I like that! So much has been said about his talent and genius. It's nice to hear the personal side from the people who loved him.

I saw Donald Sutherland on an interview once. Back in the early 70s he was offered the Hawkeye part, having played him in the Altman move. He turned it down. He said that many years later he met Alan Alda at an event and the first words out of his mouth were, "Mr. Sutherland, thank you for my career." What a genuinely nice man he is! I'm so glad that career has had such a nice renaissance the past few years.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 17 Sep 09 :: 20:16

Yeah, me too. Love that guy.

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