M*A*S*H FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Best Care Anywhere (FAQ Series) - Softcover

Dale Sherman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1480355895 ISBN 13: 9781480355897

Publisher: Applause (UK), 2016

Synopsis

Heres the lowdown on the unforgettable show about the Forgotten War. M*A*S*H began as a novel written by a surgeon who had been in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. After being rejected multiple times, the novel would go on to become a bestseller, leading to 14 sequels, an Oscar-winning movie that propelled its director and actors to stardom, and a multiple-Emmy-winning television series that lasted nearly four times the length of the war.

MASH FAQ looks at how the novel came to be, its follow-ups in literary form, the creation of the popular movie, and – most importantly – the television series that transformed comedy and television in the 1970s. Included are chapters on the top-20 pranks of M*A*S*H, the cast members careers before and after the television show, famous guest appearances, and movies shown in the mess hall.

Beyond the fiction, MASH FAQ also features a brief chapter to put the war into perspective for easy referral – and looks at what led to the Korean War, how such medical units functioned, and how M*A*S*H shaped our perception of the era.

About this title

About the Author

Dale Sherman is a researcher and collector of pop culture, television, and movies. He has written books on topics such as KISS, MASH, End of the World movies, Mel Brooks, John Waters, and Quentin Taratino. His previous book was Four Scores and Seven Reels Ago: The U.S. Presidency through Hollywood Films. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Jill, daughter, and too many videos, books, movie posters, and pets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applause (UK)
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1480355895
• ISBN 13: 9781480355897
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408