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 H. Richard Hornberger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924– November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker.
Hornberger based the character of Hawkeye Pierce on himself, although reportedly he did not like Alan Alda's portrayal in the TV series.
Hornberger wrote two sequels, M*A*S*H Goes to Maine (1972) and M*A*S*H Mania (1977), neither of which enjoyed the commercial success of the original.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/H._Richard_Hornberger   (347 words)

  
 MASH - Korea
Richard Hornberger of the 8055th later called "meatball surgery." Speaking as Richard Hooker, pseudonymous author of M*A*S*H, he suggested that meatball surgery is a specialty in itself.
Richard Hornberger (a.k.a Richard Hooker) the author of the M*A*S*H novel.
Amid technical innovations and changes of personnel, one thing that did not change was the MASH's basic function of performing what Capt. H.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/8200/korea.htm   (922 words)

  
 Ask the Televisionary - tvguide.com
Richard Hornberger, who wrote it under the pen name "Richard Hooker" (a reference to his golf swing andmdash; get your mind out of the gutter).
Hornberger was a semi-reclusive sort who, in 1973, declined to express much of an opinion on the show since he didn't want to endanger anything that paid him as much per episode as a gall bladder removal ($300), for doing no work.
And if Hornberger was pro-war, then he most likely would've gotten a kick out of the behind-the-scenes turmoil that roiled the show from time to time.
www.tvguide.com /TV/Televisionary?cmsRedir=true&rmDate=09232003&cmsGuid={88018A38-FF03-4CB4-8C72-282F2B6BA9B7}&cmsSrch=true   (814 words)

  
 NewStandard: 11/8/97
Richard Hornberger, a surgeon who wrote the novel "MASH," the inspiration for the film and long-running television series of the same name, died Tuesday at a hospital in Portland, Maine.
Hornberger, who lived in Bremen, Maine, about 60 miles northeast of Portland, and practiced in Waterville, Maine, used the pseudonym Richard Hooker in his writing.
Hornberger spent most of his life as a thoracic surgeon in small towns on the Maine coast, but his experiences as a captain in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War led him to write three novels after returning from combat.
www.s-t.com /daily/11-97/11-08-97/zzzddobi.htm   (2267 words)

  
 M*A*S*H - Simple English Wikipedia
M*A*S*H is a novel written by Richard Hooker (the pen name of Richard Hornberger, a real doctor from Maine who wrote the book, partally based on his own experiences).
It was originally published in 1968, and told the story of a group of rebellious doctors at a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) during the Korean War in the early 1950s.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/M*A*S*H   (446 words)

  
 Category:M*A*S*H - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This category contains articles about the novel M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker and its movie and television spinoffs.
There are 3 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:M*A*S*H   (96 words)

  
 Indiana Biography Ref. Page
Hornberger was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, June 26, 1870, and is a son of Jacob H. and Christina (Littery) Hornberger, both natives of Germany, where the former was born in 1828 and the latter in1832, their marriage having been solemnized in Pennsylvania, in the year 1856.
The boyhood and youth of William F. Hornberger were passed on the old home farm that was the place of his birth, and he continued to be actively identified with farm work until he was twenty years of age, his youthful education having been obtained in the rural schools of his native county.
Hornberger having been a girl of about twelve years when she came from her native land to the United States, in 1845.
members.tripod.com /~debmurray/indiana/indbioref-7.htm   (4200 words)

  
 IBSR Newsletter - Fall 1997
Richard Hornberger MD died on November 4, 1997, from leukemia at the age of 73.
Hornberger was the author of the novel MASH.
(Hornberger was the first surgeon to publish an experience with gastric bypass in the American Journal of Surgery in 1976 (131:415).
www.surgery.uiowa.edu /ibsr/fall1997.htm   (1614 words)

  
 H. Richard Hornberger
Hornberger based the character of Hawkeye Pierce (Hawkeye Pierce: more facts about this subject) on himself, although reportedly he did not like Alan Alda (Alan Alda: alan alda (born january 28, 1936 as alphonso joseph dabruzzo) is an united statesamerican...
Hornberger wrote two sequels, M*A*S*H Mania and M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, neither of which were as commercially successful as the original.
In addition, there was an extensive series of books, not by Hornberger, in which the characters go to Moscow, New Orleans, San Francisco, Paris, etc. These are, though amusing in places, not anywhere near the literary level, nor significance, of Hornberger's work.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/h_richard_hornberger   (209 words)

  
 LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'H_'
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 9003a2cca9ab8bb686256ba40056b915?OpenDocument
Dr. Richard Hornberger, a state agency medical consultant, reviewed plaintiff's record and concluded that she was limited to standing two hours in an eight-hour work day.
Richard Hornberger, a state agency medical consultant, reviewed plaintiff's file at the reconsideration level (Tr.
On March 11, 1998, Dr. Kwatra saw the plaintiff again and in a letter to Dr. Sahai, he stated "the patient's symptoms are highly suggestive of severe COPD, hypoxemia, hypercarbia and symptoms, perioral and periorbital numbness, numbness of both upper extremities and chest pain (Tr.
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 Notable Deaths
Richard Hornberger’s fictionalized account of his own experiences as a doctor in the Korean War became the small industry that was M*A*S*H.
He continued to practice in his native Maine, where he died at 73.
His first book, Tying and Fishing the Fuzzy Nymphs (1965) popularized one of the most popular forms of fly fishing in the west.
www.goodbyemag.com /nov97/misty.html   (396 words)

  
 finest-kind.net What Is M*A*S*H?
M*A*S*H began back in 1968 when a surgeon from Maine, H. Richard Hornberger, under the pen name Richard Hooker, published a novel called M*A*S*H.
Hornberger had served in the Korean Conflict, and knew the hardships firsthand.
Based in South Korea during the Korean Conflict (1950-1953) it is centered around the staff of the fictional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077th.
www.finest-kind.net /whatmash.php   (820 words)

  
 M*A*S*H Byron Civic Theatre
The popular book was written by Dr. Richard Hornberger as he sat waiting for patients at his offices in Bremen, Maine.
Using the alias Richard Hooker, the good doctor (Hawkeye in the novel) wrote a fictional account of his years at the 8055 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea.
won an Oscar for his adaptation of Richard Hooker's novel.
www.bctmagic.com /Page.html   (334 words)

  
 Tomfolio.com: Humor, Military Humor
Richard Hornberger (1924-97) was a surgeon who based the character “Hawkeye Pierce” on himself, but he was said not to like the television series or Alan Alda’s portrayal of Pierce.
Richard Hornberger (1924-97) was a surgeon whose most famous novel, “M*A*S*H,” was made into the movie and television series.
Richard Hornberger (1924-97) was a surgeon whose most famous novel, "M*A*S*H," was made into the movie and television series.
www.tomfolio.com /bookssub.asp?subid=919   (1950 words)

  
 MASH - TheBestLinks.com - 1972, 1970, 1983, 1953, ...
Richard Hornberger, a MASH surgeon in Korea, on which the movie and TV series were based)
M A S H (one of three books by H.
www.thebestlinks.com /MASH.html   (131 words)

  
 What is M*A*S*H
It all started with a book written by Dr. Richard Hornberger as he sat waiting for patients at his offices in Bremen, Maine.
Hornberger wrote a number of books featuring the same characters but non were as successful as the first.
Using the pseudonym Richard Hooker it was a fictional account of his years at the 8055 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea.
www.mash4077.co.uk /what.html   (544 words)

  
 Korean War Educator: Aid Stations/Collecting Stations/MASH Units/Hospitals - Korea
Richard Hornberger was born February 1, 1924, in Trenton, New Jersey.
I mentioned to them that I thought it was kind of strange that Doctor Hornberger would write that way about his Korean War medical unit.
That same veteran, who actually did meet Hornberger in person, also said, "Over the years, I met up with some of the doctors who had been in Korea during the way.
www.koreanwar-educator.org /topics/docs/aid_collecting_stations.htm   (889 words)

  
 The Ottumwa Courier - ‘Radar’ has come home
Richard Hornberger, a retired Army surgeon who died Nov. 4, 1997, at age 73 of leukemia.
Shaffer was Hornberger’s corporal at the 171st Evacuation Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea, which wasn’t as close to the front lines as a MASH unit.
Shaffer was Hornberger’s clerk and that included jobs like doing paper work, scavenging for whatever his unit needed, and arranging business and recreational trips chosen by the colonel.
www.ottumwacourier.com /cnhi/ottumwadailycourier/features/local_story_339013448.html?keyword=secondarystory   (966 words)

  
 Ask Flickchick, Maitland McDonagh - tvguide.com
It in turn was based on the 1968 Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by "Richard Hooker." Hooker was actually the pseudonym of Dr. Richard Hornberger, who served in the 8055 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War and based the character of Dr. Hawkeye Pierce on himself.
Though Hornberger was a Korean War veteran, both the movie and the TV series are very much products of the Vietnam era during which they were made.
Hornberger wrote more than a dozen sequels to Mash, including MASH Goes to New Orleans (1975), MASH Goes to Las Vegas (1976) and MASH Mania (1979), none of which ever achieved the success of the first novel.
www.tvguide.com /Movies/FlickChick?cmsRedir=true&rmDate=10242002&cmsGuid={0F0B9781-AAE4-49DB-B04E-961DE42B226E}&cmsSrch=true   (248 words)

  
 Glossary
Richard Hornberger was the author of the novel MASH.
Larry Gelbart created the tv series based on Richard Hornbergerger's novel MASH and the movie by Robert Altman.
A frankism is one of the nice sayings Frank has to say to his beloved tent comrades.
helmi.home.pages.at /mash/english/glossary.html   (154 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors: Books: Richard Hooker
It is also NOT by Richard Hooker; that is a pen name for W.C. Heinz and H. Richard Hornberger M.D. Heinz was originally a sports writer and became a war correspondent during WWII.
It is part dramatic documentary on Korean War combat surgery and the remarkable achievements of the surgeons in spite of their lack of field training, the indequate medical facilities with which they had to work, and the sub-human conditions under which they had to perform miracles.
For fans of the movie and the series alike, here is the original version of that perfectly corrupt football game, those martini-laced mornings and sexual escapades, and that unforgettable foray into assisted if incompleted suicide--all as funny and poignant now as they were before they became a part of America's culture and heart.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688149553?v=glance   (2329 words)

  
 M*A*S*H 4077: Best Care Anywhere
That book was written by a man named Dr. Richard Hornberger under the pseudonym Richard Hooker.
The television show starred Alan Alda as Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce, a loud mouthed, wise-cracking surgeon.
www.geocities.com /deadparrot22/mash_4077.html   (98 words)

  
 M*A*S*H Timeline
Richard Hornberger, M.D., publishes the novel, M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.
www.twoop.com /movies_tv/archives/2005/10/mash.html   (498 words)

  
 Stars & Stripes
Richard Hornberger, which inspired the popular movie and television series of the same name.
In the book “MASH,” Hornberger — writing under the pseudonym Richard Hooker— described the “meatball surgery” developed in such hospitals:
Camp Mosier was handed over to the South Korean army in 1979, but today the Quonset hut that served as the MASH hospital still stands along with other huts used as barracks when the MASH unit was there.
www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=24111&archive=true   (863 words)

  
 MASH
M A S H (one of three books by H. Richard Hornberger, a MASH surgeon in Korea, on which the movie and TV series were based)
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www.33beat.com /MASH.html   (247 words)

  
 Salon.com People Robert Altman
screenplay had been making the rounds for some time, and 15 directors -- including Stanley Kubrick and Sidney Lumet -- had passed on the adaptation of the novel by 'Richard Hooker' (a pseudonym for authors H. Richard Hornberger and William Heinz) by the time Altman got his hands on it and saw his chance.
After all, he was able to snag Richard Gere to play the lead in the upcoming "Dr. T.
"Richard Gere is just so good in this picture," he said to me recently.
archive.salon.com /people/bc/2000/08/15/altman/print.html   (3906 words)

  
 PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Spring 2003
Leslie Richard Groves, Jr., was born in Albany, New York, on 17 August 1896.
Patton, Essame says, was simply frustrated, unable to dominate the battlefield, unable to prevent the enemy from withdrawing into the northeastern corner of the island, then ferrying substantial numbers of troops and equipment to safety on the Italian mainland.
Brooks claims that his chief insight is his “total disagreement with the popularly scholarly notion that the Germans were overwhelmed by superior Allied technology and manufacturing capacity.” This is all well enough.
carlisle-www.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/03spring/spr-rev.htm   (9047 words)

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