# Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.

> Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. was an American writer and surgeon who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. Hornberger's best-known work is his novel MASH (1968), based on his experiences as a wartime United States Army surgeon during the Korean War and written in collaboration with W. C. Heinz. It was used as the basis for the award-winning, critically and commercially successful movie M*A*S*H (1970) — and two years later, the acclaimed long running television series of the same title.

*American surgeon and novelist (1924–1997)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1924-02-01
- **Died:** 1997-11-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Sources
- [Richard Hooker (författare)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(f%C3%B6rfattare))
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- [Richard Hooker](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker)
- [Richard Hooker (author)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(author))
- [Richard Hooker (kirjailija)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(kirjailija))
- [Richard Hooker (író)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(%C3%ADr%C3%B3))
- [Richard Hooker (auteur)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(auteur))
- [Richard Hooker (author)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker_(author))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7326532)
- [Richard Hooker](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9790)

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