Larry Gelbart, who developed "M*A*S*H" for TV and wrote the Emmy-winning "Barbarians at the Gate" TV movie for HBO, has died of cancer at age 81.
Gelbart also was nominated for Oscars for writing "Oh God" and co-writing "Tootsie."
Gelbart won Tony Awards for writing the books to the Broadway musical "City of Angels" and co-writing "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
To read our exclusive, special tribute to Larry Gelbart, click here.
–Chuck Ross
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