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    Larry Gelbart, Who Helped Create 'M*A*S*H,' 'Tootsie' and 'Forum,' Dies at 81

    Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:30:14

    Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Woody Allen, Neil Simon


    Larry Gelbart, Who Helped Create 'M*A*S*H,' 'Tootsie' and 'Forum,' Dies at 81

    Larry Gelbart, 81, a celebrated writer and producer whose socially innovative TV series "M*A*S*H" helped demonstrate that the half-hour comedy could win huge ratings while addressing contemporary issues such as war and gender relations, died ...Full Story at The Washington Post »

    Tags: Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Woody Allen, Neil Simon, Dustin Hoffman, George Burns, Zero Mostel, Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, Alan Alda, Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit