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MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors is a 1968 novel written by Richard Hooker (the pen name of former military surgeon H. Richard Hornberger) with the assistance of writer W.C. Heinz. [1] It is notable as the foundation of the M*A*S*H franchise , which includes a 1970 feature film and a long-running TV series (1972–1983).
M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker.
Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) 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 (1950–1953) and written in collaboration with W.C. Heinz.
A feud between Margaret and the nurses results in disciplinary action against Nurse Baker (Linda Kelsey) on her honeymoon. Gregory Harrison, who later starred in Trapper John, M.D., guest stars as Baker's husband Tony. Joan Darling received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode.
In the book and the film, Hawkeye had played football in college; in the series, he is non-athletic. After completing his medical residency (possibly in Chicago; he has a familiarity with the city that implies extended time spent there, e.g., "Adam's Ribs"); he had a common law marriage with a nurse, Carlye Breslin, but they broke up after a year.
On Monday, Jan. 1, M*A*S*H fans are invited to ring in the new year with M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television, a two-hour special airing on Fox and featuring new interviews with series vets ...
Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in “MASH,” has died. She was 84. Farrell’s son, Michael Farrell, confirmed to The Times that she died Sunday morning in a hospital nine days ...
1969 Canadian paperback edition of the first book. The M*A*S*H book series includes the original novel that inspired the movie and then the TV series.The first, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, was co-authored by H. Richard Hornberger (himself a former military surgeon) and W. C. Heinz (a former World War II war correspondent); it was published in 1968 under the pen name Richard Hooker.