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Laurence Marks(1915-1993)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Additional Crew
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Laurence Marks was born on 23 August 1915 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Laurence was a writer, known for M*A*S*H (1972), How to Marry a Millionaire (1957) and Doc (1975). Laurence was married to Nora. Laurence died on 1 January 1993 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornAugust 23, 1915
DiedJanuary 1, 1993(77)
BornAugust 23, 1915
DiedJanuary 1, 1993(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
M*A*S*H
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
How to Marry a Millionaire (1957)
How to Marry a Millionaire
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Barnard Hughes in Doc (1975)
Doc
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Fair Exchange (1962)
Fair Exchange
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • There Goes the Neighborhood (1983)
    There Goes the Neighborhood
    TV Movie
    • story by
    • 1983
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1972–1978
  • Abe Vigoda, Todd Bridges, Len Bari, John Cassisi, Barry Gordon, Denise Miller, Sarah Natoli, and Florence Stanley in Fish (1977)
    Fish
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Phyllis (1975)
    Phyllis
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Me & Mr Thorne
    TV Movie
    • concept
    • 1976
  • Barnard Hughes in Doc (1975)
    Doc
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Aces Up
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 1974
  • Love Thy Neighbor (1973)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Doris Day in The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971–1973
  • Cleavon Little, Joan Van Ark, Nancy Fox, Reva Rose, and James Whitmore in Temperatures Rising (1972)
    Temperatures Rising
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • 1972–1973
  • Paul Lynde and Elizabeth Allen in The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
    The Paul Lynde Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • M. Emmet Walsh, Tom Bosley, Sandy Duncan, Marian Mercer, and Pam Zarit in The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
    The Sandy Duncan Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1972
  • Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange, and Angela Powell in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
    The New Dick Van Dyke Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Confessions of a Top Crime Buster (1971)
    Confessions of a Top Crime Buster
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1971
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (segment "Love and the Fountain of Youth")
    • 1971

Script and Continuity Department

  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1973–1974
  • The New Phil Silvers Show (1963)
    The New Phil Silvers Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1963–1964

Additional Crew

  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1971–1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lawrence Marks
  • Born
    • August 23, 1915
    • Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 1993
    • Van Nuys, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Nora? - January 1, 1993 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Graduate of Kellogg College, Michigan, USA.
  • Nickname
    • Big Larry

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