Laurence Marks (American writer)

Laurence Marks
Born	August 23, 1915 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1993 (aged 77) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
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.^[1]

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

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

1. "Laurence Marks; Radio, Television Writer". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-21. Born on Long Island, N.Y., Marks wrote for radio in New York before coming to California in the early 1940s. In Los Angeles, he wrote for many television programs, including "The Jack Paar Show," "The Donna Reed Show," "Hogan's Heroes" and "MASH." ... Marks had been honored during his career by the Writers Guild of America. ...
2. Mike Sacks, And Here's the Kicker, p. 326.

External links

• Laurence Marks at the Internet Movie Database