M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS. It follows a team of doctors and support...

Air date of first episode:

  • Sep 17, 1972

Air date of final episode:

  • Feb 28, 1983

Also known as:

  • MASH

Program creator

Larry Gelbart

Larry Simon Gelbart (born February 25, 1928) is an American comedy writer and playwright with over sixty years of credits. Born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jewish immigrants...

H. Richard Hornberger

H. Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. His...
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