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M-A-S-H' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81

LOS ANGELES - Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. Gelbart died ...

From BOB THOMAS, AZ Central.com,  12 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Larry Gelbart,  Carl Reiner,  Academy Awards,  Danny Thomas,  Jonathan Swift

Larry Gelbart; ‘Oh God!’ writer won Emmy for ‘M*A*S*H’

LOS ANGELES - Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’’ the films “Tootsie’’ and “Oh, God!,’’ and television’s “M*A*S*H,’’ is dead. Mr. ...

From BOB THOMAS, Boston Globe,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Larry Gelbart,  Carl Reiner,  Academy Awards,  Danny Thomas,  Jonathan Swift

'M-A-S-H,' 'Tootsie' writer Larry Gelbart dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. Gelbart ...

From BOB THOMAS, Buffalo News,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Larry Gelbart,  Carl Reiner,  Academy Awards,  Danny Thomas,  Jonathan Swift

Columnist Army Archerd dies at 87

Army Archerd, whose breezy column for the entertainment trade publication Daily Variety kept tabs on various Hollywood doings for more than a half-century, has died. He was 87. Archerd's spokeswoman said he died Tuesday at UCLA Medical Center of ...

From BOB THOMAS, eTaiwan News,  8 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Warren Beatty,  Rock Hudson,  Julia Roberts,  Annette Bening,  Academy Awards

Golden '50s TV returns on stamp

LOS ANGELES The U.S. Postal Service is going into show biz. Sales began last week of "Early TV Memories" commemorative stamps featuring classic characters from the golden 1950s. Actress Jayne Meadows, 90, wife of the late Steve Allen, praises the TV ...

From BOB THOMAS, Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune,  16 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Steve Allen,  Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,  Carl Reiner,  Raymond Burr,  Tracy Nelson

TV shows honored with stamps

The U.S. Postal Service is going into showbiz. Sales began this week for "Early TV Memories" commemorative stamps featuring classic characters from the golden 1950s. The campaign was unveiled at a crowded auditorium at the Academy of Television Arts ...

From BOB THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,  Carl Reiner,  Steve Allen,  Tracy Nelson,  Barbara Hale

Golden 1950s TV returns on commemorative stamps

LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Postal Service is going into show biz. Sales began Tuesday of "Early TV Memories" commemorative stamps featuring classic characters from the golden 1950s. The campaign was launched at a crowded auditorium at the Academy of ...

From BOB THOMAS, Boston Globe,  12 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,  Carl Reiner,  Raymond Burr,  Steve Allen,  Tracy Nelson

Gale Storm, star of 'My Little Margie,' dies

Ms. Storm, who had been in failing health in recent years, died Saturday at a convalescent hospital in Danville, said her son, Peter Bonnell. Before landing the starring role in "My Little Margie" in 1952, Ms. Storm appeared in numerous B movies ...

From BOB THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Texas Rangers,  Jackie Cooper,  Eddie Albert,  Roy Rogers,  Tom Brown

Gale Storm, perky star of 1950s TV, dies at 87

Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," has died at age 87. Storm, who had been in failing health in recent years, died ...

From BOB THOMAS, eTaiwan News,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Texas Rangers,  Jackie Cooper,  Eddie Albert,  Roy Rogers,  Tom Brown

Gale Storm, 87, perky star of TV series in the 1950s

LOS ANGELES - Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television’s biggest stars on “My Little Margie’’ and “The Gale Storm Show,’’ has died at age 87. Ms. Storm, whose health had been failing in recent years, ...

From BOB THOMAS, Boston Globe,  28 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Texas Rangers,  Jackie Cooper,  Eddie Albert,  Roy Rogers,  Tom Brown

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