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Larry Gelbart

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Author, writer and composer who was co-librettist for "A Funny Thing Happened... more
Trivia:
Was one of Bob Hope's writers on Hope's USO tours of US military... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 20 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Francis Burns

Filmography

Writer:
  1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (written by)
  2. Bedazzled (2000) (screenplay)
    ... aka Teuflisch (Germany)
  3. C-Scam (2000) (writer)

  4. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (written by)
  5. Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) (teleplay)
  6. Mastergate (1992) (TV) (play) (teleplay)

  7. "After MASH" (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Trials (1984) TV episode (creator)
          (24 more)
  8. Blame It on Rio (1984) (writer)
  9. "M*A*S*H" (49 episodes, 1972-1983)
        - Friends and Enemies (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Say No More (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Strange Bedfellows (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Run for the Money (1982) TV episode (developer)
        - The Interview (1976) TV episode (writer)
          (44 more)
  10. Tootsie (1982) (screenplay) (story)
  11. Neighbors (1981) (screenplay)
    ... aka Neighbours (Australia)
  12. Rough Cut (1980) (writer) (as Francis Burns)
    ... aka Roughcut
  13. "United States" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)

  14. Movie Movie (1978) (writer)
  15. Oh, God! (1977) (writer)
  16. "Three's Company" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Unaired Pilot #1 (1976) TV episode (writer)
  17. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (teleplay)
  18. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  19. Eddie (1971) (TV) (creator) (teleplay)
  20. "Comedy Playhouse" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)

  21. Ruba al prossimo tuo (1969) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Fine Pair (USA)
  22. Cintura di castità, La (1968) (writer)
    ... aka On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (USA)
    ... aka The Chastity Belt (UK)
  23. Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) (writer)
  24. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (musical)
  25. The Wrong Box (1966) (written by)
  26. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  27. The Thrill of It All (1963) (story)
  28. Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet (1963) (TV) (writer)
  29. The Notorious Landlady (1962) (writer)
  30. Hooray for Love (1960) (TV) (writer)
  31. The Best of Anything (1960) (TV) (writer)

  32. "Startime" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode (written by)
  33. The Art Carney Show (1959) (TV) (writer)
  34. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode (writer)
  35. "Caesar's Hour" (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1954) TV episode (writer)
  36. "Your Show of Shows" (139 episodes, 1950-1954)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
          (134 more)
  37. "Four Star Revue" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 13 September 1952 (1952) TV episode (writer)
  38. "The Red Buttons Show" (1952) TV series (writer)
Producer:
  1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. Corsairs (2002) (TV) (producer)

  3. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (executive producer)

  4. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (producer)
  5. "After MASH" (executive creative consultant) (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Trials (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
          (24 more)
  6. Blame It on Rio (1984) (executive producer)
  7. "United States" (1980) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)

  8. "M*A*S*H" (executive producer) (62 episodes, 1972-1976) (producer) (13 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - The Interview (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Deluge (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The More I See You (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Smilin' Jack (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Novocaine Mutiny (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
          (69 more)
  9. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (producer)
  10. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (producer) (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.10 (1971) TV episode (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "M*A*S*H" (developed for television) (29 episodes, 1973-1977) (developed for television by) (12 episodes, 1972-1979) (executive script consultant) (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Good-Bye Radar: Part 2 (1979) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 (1979) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Guerilla My Dreams (1979) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Are You Now, Margaret? (1979) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Too Many Cooks (1979) TV episode (developed for television by)
          (36 more)
Director:
  1. C-Scam (2000)

  2. "After MASH" (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - It Had to Be You (1984) TV episode
        - Fallout (1983) TV episode

  3. "M*A*S*H" (6 episodes, 1974-1976)
        - The Interview (1976) TV episode
        - Hawkeye (1976) TV episode
        - Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler (1975) TV episode
        - Abyssinia, Henry (1975) TV episode
        - The General Flipped at Dawn (1974) TV episode
          (1 more)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Girl Next Door (2004) (writer: "CHRISTMAS SONG")
Actor:
  1. "Frasier" .... Joe (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Two Hundredth (2001) TV episode .... Joe
Self:
  1. "Legends" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Olhar Estrangeiro (2006) .... Himself
  3. The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
        - Changing Times and Trends (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Writing, Rehearsing & Recording (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005) .... Himself
  6. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #2.17 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  8. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Himself
  9. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) .... Himself
  10. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Angie Dickinson (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
  12. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
  13. Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (2003) (V) .... Himself
  15. The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title)
  16. TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  17. 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002) (TV) .... Himself (producer)
  18. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Milton Berle: An All-Star Tribute to 'Mr. Television' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  20. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (2001) (V) .... Himself
  21. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001) (V) .... Himself
  22. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - The College of Comedy III with Alan King (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "History vs. Hollywood" .... Himself - Writer / ... (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka History Through the Lens (USA: syndication title)
        - M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Writer/Producer
  24. Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (2001) .... Himself
  25. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (2001) (V) .... Himself
  26. Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  27. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  28. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  29. The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000) (V) .... Himself
  30. The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000) (V) .... Himself
  31. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000) (V)

  32. "The Martin Short Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #1.22 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  33. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  34. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  35. M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  36. "The College of Comedy with Alan King" (1997) TV series .... Himself
  37. Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  38. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration Tribute to Bob Hope (1996) (V) .... Himself
  39. Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender (1995) (V) .... Himself
  40. Memories of M*A*S*H (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  41. The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Book of a Musical

  42. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Phil Silvers: Top Banana (????) TV episode .... Himself
  43. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
  44. Making 'M*A*S*H' (1981) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1960, he co-wrote a failed sitcom pilot called, "Perils of Pauline" about a beauty contest winner who comes to Hollywood but can't find acting work. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 3 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | War | Documentary more
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