Larry Gelbart

Larry Gelbart was a comedy writer who developed and wrote several episodes of the TV series MASH. Gelbart also wrote and co-wrote several movies, musicals and plays. He was awarded with two Tony Awards.

Gelbart died on September 11, 2009 at the age of 81 in his house in Beverly Hills, California. Gelbart had been diagnosed with cancer a few months before he died, and died as a result of the cancer, according to his wife Pat Gelbart.http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/larry-gelbart-dies/?hp

Gelbart started writing for TV when he was 16 years old as one of the writers for the TV series Caesar's Hour. He developed the TV series MASH and wrote the pilot and several episodes. Gelbart also wrote scripts for several movies and musicals, including the screenplay for the movie Tootsie, which he gained an Academy Award nomination for.http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/larry-gelbart-dies/?hp