Larry Gelbart
25 February 1928 - 11 September 2009
Writer
A comedy writer who got an early break contributing to Your Show of Shows (1954), Gelbart will be best remembered for his work on the television series M*A*S*H (1972-83). In a prolific writing career he also scripted movies including Oh God! (1976), Tootsie (1982) and Blame It On Rio (1984).