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Larry Gelbart (1928–2009)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

The gift of provoking laughter came early to Larry Gelbart and has never deserted him. His distinguished career as a writer of comedy reads like a history of the art over the last 40 years. His writing credits date back to the Golden Age of radio, thanks in part to his father. The elder Gelbart was a barber in Beverly Hills who made it a point to tell his clients... See full bio »

Born:

Lawrence Simon Gelbart
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (TV movie) (written by)
 
2000 Bedazzled (screenplay)
 
2000 C-Scam
 
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV movie) (written by)
 
1993 Barbarians at the Gate (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie) (play / teleplay)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
 
1983-1984 After MASH (TV series)
– Saturday's Heroes (1984) (developed for television by)
– Ward Is Hell (1984) (developed for television by)
– The Recovery Room (1984) (developed for television by)
– Madness to His Method (1984) (developed for television by)
– Trials (1984) (developed for television by)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1984 Blame It on Rio (screenplay)
 
1972-1983 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) (developed for television by)
– As Time Goes By (1983) (developed for television by)
– Give and Take (1983) (developed for television by)
– Friends and Enemies (1983) (developed for television by)
– Say No More (1983) (developed for television by)
See all 251 episodes »
 
1982 Tootsie (screenplay / story)
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
 
1981 Neighbors (screenplay)
 
1980 Rough Cut (as Francis Burns)
 
1980 United States (TV series)
– Josh (1980) (written by)
– Better Than Burning (1980) (written by)
– Sometimes (1980) (written by)
– A Touching Story (1980) (written by)
– All Our Weapons (1980) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1978 Movie Movie (written by)
 
1977 Oh, God! (screenplay)
 
1977 Riding High (TV movie) (written by)
 
1976 Three's Company (TV series)
– Unaired Pilot #1 (1976) (writer)
 
1975 Karen (TV series)
– Karen (1975) (written by)
 
1974 If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1973 Roll Out (TV series)
– Honor Truck (1973) (written by)
– Christmas of '44 (1973) (teleplay)
– No Wages: All Fear (1973) (story / teleplay)
– Members of the Wedding (1973) (written by)
– Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) (teleplay)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1973 Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (TV special) (dialogue written by)
 
1971-1972 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV series)
– The Best of the Comedy Machine (1972) (writer)
– Episode #1.14 (1972) (writer)
– Episode #1.1 (1971) (writer)
 
1971 Eddie (TV movie) (creator / teleplay)
 
1971 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
 
1968 A Fine Pair (uncredited)
 
1967 On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
 
1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't! (screenplay)
 
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (book)
 
1966 The Wrong Box (written for the screen by)
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
 
1963 The Thrill of It All (story)
 
1963 Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet (TV movie)
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady (screenplay)
 
1961 Chevrolet Golden Anniversary (TV movie) (written by)
 
1960 Hooray for Love (TV movie)
 
1960 The Best of Anything (TV movie)
 
1959 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– Very Important People (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
– The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) (written by)
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.10 (1958) (writer)
 
1958 The Sid Caesar Show (TV movie) (writer)
 
1958 Sid Caesar Invites You (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 January 1958 (1958) (writer)
 
1957 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1957) (script)
 
1954-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) (writer)
– Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) (writer)
– Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1954) (writer)
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
– Episode #3.2 (1952) (writer)
– Episode #2.34 (1952) (written by)
 
1952 The Red Buttons Show (TV series)
 
1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode #1.16 (1950)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special) (creative consultant)
 
After MASH (TV series) (creative supervisor - 4 episodes, 1983) (creative consultant - 1 episode, 1984)
– It Had to Be You (1984) (creative consultant)
– All About Christmas Eve (1983) (creative supervisor)
– Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (1983) (creative supervisor)
– Little Broadcast of '53 (1983) (creative supervisor)
– September of '53/Together Again (1983) (creative supervisor)
 
M*A*S*H (TV series) (developed for television by - 231 episodes, 1972-1983) (executive script consultant - 19 episodes, 1972-1973) (developed for television - 8 episodes, 1975-1978)
– Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) (developed for television by)
– As Time Goes By (1983) (developed for television by)
– Give and Take (1983) (developed for television by)
– U.N., the Night and the Music (1983) (developed for television by)
– Run for the Money (1982) (developed for television by)
See all 239 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Corsairs (TV movie) (producer)
 
1997-1998 Fast Track (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
– The Temptation of Beckett (1998) (executive producer)
– Change of Heart (1998) (executive producer)
– Deconstructing Eagle Ridge (1998) (executive producer)
– Guys with Guns (1998) (executive producer)
– My Mother, Myself (1998) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (producer)
 
1984 Blame It on Rio (executive producer)
 
1980 United States (TV series) (producer)
 
1973-1976 M*A*S*H (TV series) (producer - 72 episodes)
– The Interview (1976) (producer)
– Deluge (1976) (producer)
– The More I See You (1976) (producer)
– Smilin' Jack (1976) (producer)
– The Novocaine Mutiny (1976) (producer)
See all 72 episodes »
 
1974 If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Roll Out (TV series) (producer - 10 episodes)
– Honor Truck (1973) (producer)
– Christmas of '44 (1973) (producer)
– No Wages: All Fear (1973) (producer)
– The Paper Caper (1973) (producer)
– Members of the Wedding (1973) (producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1971-1972 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV series) (producer - 15 episodes)
– The Best of the Comedy Machine (1972) (producer)
– Episode #1.14 (1972) (producer)
– Episode #1.13 (1972) (producer)
– Episode #1.12 (1971) (producer)
– Episode #1.11 (1971) (producer)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1966 The Wrong Box (co-producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2000 C-Scam
 
1983-1984 After MASH (TV series)
– It Had to Be You (1984)
– Fallout (1983)
 
1974-1976 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– The Interview (1976)
– Hawkeye (1976)
– Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler (1975)
– Abyssinia, Henry (1975)
– The General Flipped at Dawn (1974)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2001 Frasier (TV series)
Joe
– The Two Hundredth (2001) … Joe (voice)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.15 (1968) (writer: "That's the Way It Was in Vaudeville" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short) (special thanks)
 
1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1991 Memories of M*A*S*H (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1978 M*A*S*H (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Our Finest Hour (1978) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
1997-2009 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Three's Company (2009) … Himself
– M*A*S*H: Television's Serious Sitcom (2003) … Himself
– Phil Silvers: Top Banana (1997) … Himself
– Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy (1997) … Himself
 
2009 The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Larry Gelbart/Miriam Nelson/Taylor Dayne (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself - Writer / Himself / Himself - Writer for Bob Hope
– Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) … Himself - Writer
– Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) … Himself - Writer
– Honey, I'm Home!: Breadwinners & Homemakers (2009) … Himself
– Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) … Himself - Writer for Bob Hope
 
2008 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) … Himself
 
2008 A Better Man: The Making of Tootsie (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Foreign Eye (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Changing Times and Trends (2005) … Himself
– Writing, Rehearsing & Recording (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.17 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short)
Himself
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– George Burns and Gracie Allen Remembered (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Angie Dickinson (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (video)
Himself
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (video)
Himself
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (video)
Himself
 
2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 TV's Most Censored Moments (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spike Milligan (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Milton Berle: An All-Star Tribute to 'Mr. Television' (video)
Himself
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2001 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– The College of Comedy III with Alan King (2001) … Himself
– The College of Comedy with Alan King (1997) … Himself
 
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (video documentary)
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Martin Short Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration Tribute to Bob Hope (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender (video)
Himself
 
1993 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1993 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Memories of M*A*S*H (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Book of a Musical
 
1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #14.6 (1986) … Himself - Guest
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 Making 'M*A*S*H' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.29 (1965) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself (in memoriam)
 

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Personal Details

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(2004) Stage: Wrote "Sly Fox", produced on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Based on "Volpone" by Ben Jonson. Scenic Design by George Jenkins and Jesse Poleshuck. Pre-Show Announcement: Don LaFontaine. Directed by Arthur Penn. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 1 Apr 2004-29 Aug 2004 (173... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Francis Burns
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Personal Quote:

The experience of Tootsie taught me to never work with an Oscar winner who is smaller than the statue. See more »

Trivia:

Although frequently credited as a writer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, Gelbart actually joined Caesar after the series ended, and worked on Caesar's Hour, which was a show much like "Your Show of Shows" See more »

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