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Larry Gelbart
American comedy writer and playwright (1928-2009) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H, and as co-writer of the Broadway musicals A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and City of Angels.
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Stanley Donen Directed Movie Movie and Blame It on Rio
Michael Caine Larry produced Blame It on Rio (1985)
Carl Reiner Directed Oh, God! (1977)
Teri Garr Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
Peter Riegert Larry directed C-Scam (2000)
Melvin Frank Produced A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Loretta Swit Larry wrote Pilot and Kim
Wayne Rogers Larry wrote Pilot and Kim
Gary Burghoff Larry wrote Pilot and Kim
Charles S. Dubin Directed Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special (1963)
Andy Warhol Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
Demi Moore Larry produced Blame It on Rio (1985)
Dustin Hoffman Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
Jessica Lange Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
Bill Murray Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
Ben Kingsley Larry produced Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Sydney Pollack Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
John Lithgow Larry directed C-Scam (2000)
James Garner Larry wrote The Thrill of It All (1963)
Charles Durning Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
John G. Avildsen Directed Neighbors (1981)
Kathy Baker Larry produced Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Jerry Weintraub Produced Oh, God! (1977)- Lynne Thigpen Larry produced Tootsie (1983)
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Marcia StrassmanAlso in Mastergate (1992)
Sharon FarrellAlso in Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Joseph BolognaAlso in Blame It on Rio (1984)
Nanette FabrayAlso in The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000)
William ChristopherAlso in M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)
Bruce BeresfordAlso in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)