Laurence Marks | |
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Born |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
August 23, 1915
Died | January 1, 1993 Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
(aged 77)
Occupation | Radio and television writer |
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.
According to M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart, 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.