Laurence Marks (American writer) explained

Laurence Marks
Birth Date:August 23, 1915
Birth Place:Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place: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
YearTitleNotes
1957The Danny Thomas ShowWriter, 1 episode
1957–1958Perry MasonTeleplay, 3 episodes
1959–1960The Betty Hutton ShowWriter, 3 episodes
1962MargieWriter, 1 episode
1963–1964The New Phil Silvers ShowScript consultant, 30 episodes
1965–1968Hogan's HeroesWriter, 68 episodes
1966The Donna Reed ShowWriter, 1 episode
1969The Flying NunWriter, 1 episode
1971The PartnersWriter, 2 episodes
1971–1973The Doris Day ShowWriter, 15 episode
1972–1978M*A*S*HWriter, 28 episodes
1975DocProducer, unknown episodes
1977–1978FishWriter, 2 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Laurence Marks; Radio, Television Writer . . January 7, 1993 . 2009-05-21 .
  2. Mike Sacks, And Here's the Kicker, p. 326.