September 14, 2009
Entertainment Department
Larry Gelbart, R.I.P.
A while back, I wrote about my list of the giants of
comedy and my list included Larry Gelbart. Larry Gelbart is probably
best known for writing and directing the TV series M*A*S*H, but he wrote
for Sid Caesar on Caesar's Hour, which became Your Show of Shows,
alongside the likes of Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner & Woody Allen to name a few.
He wrote the book (script) for the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also had great success in movies with Oh, God! and what I feel is one the best written comedies of my time - Tootsie.
He wrote a book (book) called Laughing Matters: On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things. It's out of print, but if you can find it at the library or used bookstore, I highly recommend it.
Larry Gelbart died Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. The world is a whole lot less funny without him. Thankfully, we still have his comic legacy.
He wrote the book (script) for the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also had great success in movies with Oh, God! and what I feel is one the best written comedies of my time - Tootsie.
He wrote a book (book) called Laughing Matters: On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things. It's out of print, but if you can find it at the library or used bookstore, I highly recommend it.
Larry Gelbart died Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. The world is a whole lot less funny without him. Thankfully, we still have his comic legacy.
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