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Posted: Friday, 11 September 2009 6:31PM
`M-A-S-H' Writer Larry Gelbart Dies
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Gelbart, the comedy writer famed for his work on ``M-A-S-H'' and ``Tootsie,'' has died.
Gelbart died at his Beverly Hills home Friday morning after a long battle with cancer, said Creative Artists Agency, which represented him, He was 81.
Gelbart won a Tony award for ``A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' and an Emmy for ``M-A-S-H,'' the classic TV comedy based on the Robert Altman film about Army doctors during the Korean War. He was nominated for two Oscars, for his scripts for ``Tootsie'' and ``Oh, God!''
Early in his career, he worked on Sid Caesar's television show, joining a legendary writing team that included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Carl Reiner.
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