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(FAQ) . Here's the lowdown on the unforgettable show about the Forgotten War. M*A*S*H began as a novel written by a surgeon who had been in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. After being rejected multiple times, the novel would go on to become a bestseller, leading to 14 sequels, an Oscar-winning movie that propelled its director and actors to stardom, and a multiple-Emmy-winning television series that lasted nearly four times the length of the war. M.A.S.H. FAQ looks at how the novel came to be, its follow-ups in literary form, the creation of the popular movie, and most importantly the television series that transformed comedy and television in the 1970s. Included are chapters on the top-20 pranks of M*A*S*H , the cast members' careers before and after the television show, famous guest appearances, and movies shown in the mess hall.



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Dale Sherman

Dale Sherman has eleven books; thirteen if you included the revised and updated editions of this biography on KISS, BLACK DIAMOND, and his reference guide to Alice Cooper, THE ILLUSTRATED COLLECTORS GUIDE TO ALICE COOPER in 2009. He has written about such subjects as "women in rock," urban legends in rock music, "end of the world" movies in ARMAGEDDON FILMS FAQ, the film, books, and television series of MASH in MASH FAQ, a detail history of Quentin Tarantino in QUENTIN TARANTINO FAQ (2015) , and a history of Mel Brooks' work in MEL BROOKS FAQ (2018) .His newest book - available April 2019 - is JOHN WATERS FAQ, which is over 350 pages of information about John Waters, his life and his films. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, daughter and too many animals.



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