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Books by Larry Gelbart






Better Late
(Samuel French Acting Editions)
by Larry Gelbart
Paperback, 84 Pages, Published 2011 by Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-69951-1, ISBN: 0-573-69951-8

"Comedy Characters: 3 male, 1 female This play was the recipient of the Selma Melvoin Playwriting Award, given by Northlight Theatre in Chicago, IL. As Better Late opens, Julian (Nussbaum) is forced to move in with his ex-wife and her new husband in order to recuperate from a sudden illness. With each passing day, the awkward situation spirals further and further out of control. As the laughter builds, the question becomes: how long wil ..."






Gary Burghoff
To M*A*S*H and Back
by Gary Burghoff, Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 244 Pages, Published 2009 by Bearmanor Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-62933-029-7, ISBN: 1-62933-029-9

""It's a charming and memorable book that tells the story of a down-to-Earth man who, in the process of living his life, just happened to have claimed a part of television history."     - Tolucan Times To millions of faithful television viewers, Gary Burghoff will always be Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, the lovable telepathic assistant to Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H. But the man behind the bespectacled TV Land icon is a true Renaissance man. ..."






Abrogate(Updated)
by Larry Gelbart
Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2013 by Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-69953-5, ISBN: 0-573-69953-4

"This political comedy from acclaimed film, theatre, and television legend Larry Gelbart examines the long-term consequences of the Bush-era White House through an imaginary hearing investigating the abrogation of human rights under the Bush regime. Hillary Clinton is now president and, in an attempt to sift through the debris of the post-Bush regime, holds a congressional meeting to explore how the atrocities during the previous adminis ..."






City of Angels(1st Edition)
(The Applause Musical Library)
by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, David Zippel, Al Hirschfeld
Hardcover, 210 Pages, Published 2000 by Applause
ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-080-7, ISBN: 1-55783-080-0

"(Applause Libretto Library). The script to the Tony winning music featuring a book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by David Zippel. The book also includes an introduction by Larry Gelbart, illustrations by Al Hirschfeld, production photographs, and original costume designs. Hardcover."






Mastergate and Power Failure(1st Edition)
2 Political Satires for the Stage (Applause Books)
by Larry Gelbart
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2000 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-177-4, ISBN: 1-55783-177-7

"(Applause Books). The complete scripts to two of Larry Gelbart's most popular and powerful political satires. Review of Mastergate : "If George Orwell were a gag writer, he could have written Mastergate. Larry Gelbart's scathingly funny takeoff on the Iran-Contra hearings is a spiky cactus flower in the desert of American political theatre." Jack Kroll, Newsweek . Review of Power Failure : "There is in his broad etching all the e ..."






City of Angels(1st Edition)
(Applause Libretto Library)
by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, David Zippel
Paperback, 212 Pages, Published 2000 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-081-4, ISBN: 1-55783-081-9

"(Applause Libretto Library). The libretto to the Tony winning musical featuring a book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by David Zippel. The book also includes an introduction by Larry Gelbart, illustrations by Al Hirschfeld, production photographs, and original costume designs."






Laughing Matters(1st Edition)
On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things
by Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 276 Pages, Published 1998 by Random House
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-42945-6, ISBN: 0-679-42945-X

"After five decades in the funny business, Larry Gelbart has done it all. And what he hasn't done, he's obviously avoiding. You probably know him as the man who developed the television series M*A*S*H; it's his crowning achievement, but hardly his only claim to fame. Gelbart also wrote Oh, God!, Tootsie, City of Angels, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, along with innumerable gags for Bob Hope, Red Buttons, Sid Caes ..."






TV's M*A*S*H
The Ultimate Guide Book
by Ed Solomonson, Mark O'neill, Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 828 Pages, Published 2009 by Bearmanor Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-62933-038-9, ISBN: 1-62933-038-8

"Prepare yourselves, M*A*S*H fans, for the most comprehensive book on the show ever written. Written by fans and for fans, this book covers material never covered in previous books. Aside from an astounding amount of researched info for nearly every episode of the series, this book covers every aspect of the show from the opening theme to the production codes, including a season by season analysis. But even more importantly, there is fre ..."






TV's M*A*S*H
The Ultimate Guide Book
by Ed Solomonson, Mark O'neill, Larry Gelbart, O'neill Solomonson
Paperback, 828 Pages, Published 2009 by Bearmanor Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-59393-501-6, ISBN: 1-59393-501-3

"Prepare yourselves, M*A*S*H fans, for the most comprehensive book on the show ever written. Written by fans and for fans, this book covers material never covered in previous books. Aside from an astounding amount of researched info for nearly every episode of the series, this book covers every aspect of the show from the opening theme to the production codes, including a season by season analysis. But even more importantly, there is fre ..."






Sly Fox Comedy in Two Acts Adapted from Volpone
by Larry Gelbart, Ben Jonson
Paperback, 98 Pages, Published 1977 by Samuel French Inc Plays
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-61509-2, ISBN: 0-573-61509-8

"... Helen and Peter Kroger , who are Canadian All is blissful in the protected . contained little world of the Jacksons , until ... are really put to the test when the detective reveals to them that the spies are , in fact , their best friends the Krogers ."






A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Libretto
(Applause Libretto Library)
by Larry Gelbart, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, Titus Maccius Plautus, Shevelove/Gelbart
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2000 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-064-7, ISBN: 1-55783-064-9

"... Jack Benny, Art Carney, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, for which he received numerous awards, ... Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), TheFrogs ... He wrote the music and lyrics for the television production Evening Primrose (1966), composed the film scores for ... to the musical theater, and in 1989 was named the first Visiting Profe ..."






Gary Burghoff(1st Edition)
To M*A*S*H and Back
by Gary Burghoff, Larry Gelbart, Lon Davis
Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2009 by Bearmanor Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-59393-343-2, ISBN: 1-59393-343-6

"To millions of faithful television viewers, Gary Burghoff will always be Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, the lovable telepathic assistant to Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H. But the man behind the bespectacled TV Land icon is a true Renaissance man. He's a classically trained stage actor, a jazz musician, an environmentalist, a poet, a songwriter, an inventor, a wildlife artist, and now - a writer. In this intensely personal memoir, the author tak ..."






A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
by Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2004 by Nick Hern Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-85459-145-6, ISBN: 1-85459-145-2

"Based - very loosely - on the plays of Plautus, A Funny Thing...ran for three years on Broadway with Zero Mostel as the cowardly slave, Pseudolus. The first British production, with Frankie Howerd, ran almost as long and spawned the TV series Up Pompeii! A Funny Thing...was only Sondheim's third musical and the first for which he wrote the score as well as the lyrics. On the first two, West Side Story and Gypsy, he had written lyrics on ..."






Laughing Matters(Large Print)
On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God! and a Few Other Funny Things (Thorndike Press Nonfiction Series)
by Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 397 Pages, Published 1998 by G. K. Hall & Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-7838-0294-7, ISBN: 0-7838-0294-3

"The writer who developed the acclaimed series "M*A*S*H," among other hits, looks back on his long career from radio onward in the company of Mel Brooks, Jack Paar, and Neil Simon"






Stand-Up Comedians on Television(1st Edition)
by Larry Gelbart, Museum Of Television, Robert Morton
Hardcover, 175 Pages, Published 1996 by Harry N Abrams Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-4467-1, ISBN: 0-8109-4467-7

"Describes specific forms of television comedy, looks at top television comedians of the past, and shares reminiscences and brief selections from comedy routines"






The Complete Book of M*A*S*H(2nd Edition)
by Suzy Kalter, Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 1988 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-8083-9, ISBN: 0-8109-8083-5

"Full of the people, scenes, and emotions that made M*A*S*H an eleven-year television sensation, this is an homage of wit and warmth. Each of the 251 episodes are reprised, complete with interviews of the people who made it and acted in it. More than 200 photos capture key scenes as well as intimate backstage moments."






Caesar's Hours(1st Edition)
My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter
by Sid Caesar, Eddy W. Friedfeld, Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by Publicaffairs
ISBN-13: 978-1-58648-152-0, ISBN: 1-58648-152-5

"The legendary television star tells the backstage stories of the classic comedy of Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour , and other landmark programs. It is no exaggeration to say that without Sid Caesar, comedy in America would have been a lot less funny. He was the star and guiding force behind Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour , two of the most innovative programs in the Golden Age of Television, and the writers and stars of those sh ..."






The Script Publishing Project Ser.
Bedazzled : The Screenplay
by Harold Ramis, Larry Gelbart
290 Pages, Published 2002
ISBN-13: 978-1-931436-64-9, ISBN: 1-931436-64-9






RHVP-Remainder Ser.
Laughing Matters
by Larry Gelbart
Hardcover, Published 1999 by Random House Value Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-609-00027-4, ISBN: 0-609-00027-6






Mastergate
A Play on Words
by Larry Gelbart
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1990 by French
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-69148-5, ISBN: 0-573-69148-7

"The play is set in the Sherman Adams Room at the John Mitchell Building in Washington, D.C.. The "Select Joint Congressional Committee Investigating Alleged Covert Arms Assistance to Alleged Other Americas" investigates the CIA's attempt to ..."



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