Laurence Marks (August 23, 1915 – January 1, 1993) was an American writer for radio and television shows including Hogan's Heroes and M*A*S*H. He received an award from the Writers Guild of America.[1]
Laurence Marks | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1915 |
| Died | January 1, 1993 (aged 77) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television writer |
According to M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart,[2] he and Marks teamed up in 1946 to write for Jack Paar on radio, then moved to writing for Bob Hope at $1,250 a week each.
Selected filmography
edit| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 1957 | The Danny Thomas Show | Writer, 1 episode | |
| 1957–1958 | Perry Mason | Teleplay, 3 episodes | |
| 1959–1960 | The Betty Hutton Show | Writer, 3 episodes | |
| 1962 | Margie | Writer, 1 episode | |
| 1963–1964 | The New Phil Silvers Show | Script consultant, 30 episodes | |
| 1965–1968 | Hogan's Heroes | Writer, 68 episodes | |
| 1966 | The Donna Reed Show | Writer, 1 episode | |
| 1969 | The Flying Nun | Writer, 1 episode | |
| 1971 | The Partners | Writer, 2 episodes | |
| 1971–1973 | The Doris Day Show | Writer, 15 episode | |
| 1972–1978 | M*A*S*H | Writer, 28 episodes | |
| 1975 | Doc | Producer, unknown episodes | |
| 1977–1978 | Fish | Writer, 2 episodes | |
References
edit- ^ "Laurence Marks; Radio, Television Writer". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ Mike Sacks, And Here's the Kicker, p. 326.
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