Waiting at the Next Aid Station
“That Seat Is Taken.” — The New Year’s Eve Alan Alda Saved for Wayne Rogers December 31, 2015. Across America, fireworks cracked the sky. Bars…
Harry Morgan’s Quiet Gift
“They Deserved to Be Seen.” — The Day Harry Morgan Quietly Changed Kellye Nakahara’s Life 1970s. Malibu soundstage. Everyone knew Kellye Nakahara. The nurse in…
The Greatest Healing of the 4077th
The Envelope That Never Made It to Air — How the 4077th Quietly Saved Jamie Farr’s Mother Early 1970s. Hollywood. Before the fame. Before the…
Ghosts of the 4077th
Mike Farrell and Jeff Maxwell on the place that used to be MASH set. The Santa Monica Mountains are quiet now. The helicopters stopped flying decades…
The Debt the 4077th Paid
A Coin Jar, A Promise, and a TV Legend — Jamie Farr’s Most Beautiful Full-Circle Moment Steubenville, Ohio. Winter, 1954. The Morrison family diner…
Preserving the 4077th
The Sole Item Colonel Blake Bequeathed to Radar — McLean Stevenson’s Final Gesture to Gary Burghoff When McLean Stevenson—the original Colonel Henry Blake—passed in 1996,…
“Listen to Her”
“Recognition When Offered” — McLean Stevenson’s Support for Loretta Swit During MAS*H’s early production, Loretta Swit continued advocating for Margaret Houlihan’s development beyond simplified representation….
Hated by the World, Loved by the 4077th
When Audience Response Affected Larry Linville — Loretta Swit’s Steady Support During the mid-1970s, Larry Linville walked along a Los Angeles pathway following evening meal with…
Leaving the 4077th for Home
Harry Morgan Handed Gary Burghoff a Painting — What He Saw Made Him Break Down Leaving the biggest show on television takes guts. Leaving it…
“I Didn’t Think So.”
Potter: “I love a Major with hot lips, and I’ll tell you why.” Hawkeye: “Why?” Potter: “Exactly.” (falls down) “Did…did I fall down?” Hawkeye: “No.”…