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Larry Gelbart

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Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author who lived from 25 February 1928 to 11 September 2009. He was most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H, and as co-writer of the Broadway musicals A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and City of Angels. M*A*S*H is listed here as a work in the Television Programming Landmarks group.

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Primetime Emmy Award 1
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Peabody Award 1
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Tony Award 1
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Drama Desk Award 1
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Edgar Award 1
Birth Year
1928 1
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Television, Media Forms
Source Wikipedia: Larry Gelbart

Works Created

M*A*S*H, Landmark Works
Source M*A*S*H (TV series) (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

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1. Wikipedia: Larry Gelbart
  • Infobox: birth_date
    February 25, 1928
  • Article text
    He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1974 for M*A*S*H.
  • Article text (peabody-award)
    M*A*S*H earned Gelbart a Peabody Award and an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and went on to considerable commercial and critical success.
  • Article text (tony-award)
    Its book won a Tony Award.
  • Article text (edgar-award)
    Gelbart's other Broadway credits include the musical City of Angels, which won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and an Edgar Award and an off-Broadway musical, In The Beginning, a satirical take on the Bible, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
  • Article text (drama-desk-award)
    Gelbart's other Broadway credits include the musical City of Angels, which won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and an Edgar Award and an off-Broadway musical, In The Beginning, a satirical take on the Bible, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
  • Associated With: Television, Lead sentence
    was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H
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M*A*S*H (TV series) (Wikipedia)
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Larry Gelbart
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