THE TIME THE DYING SOLDIER FELL ASLEEP DURING SURGERY
I was sitting across from a very bright podcast host recently who asked me a question I hadn’t heard in at least a decade. Usually, people want to…
GARY BURGHOFF HEARD THE SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WALKING.
The sun over Malibu Creek State Park doesn’t change much. It is the same unrelenting, bleached-white heat that used to bake the olive-drab tents of the 4077th. Gary…
LORETTA SWIT AND GARY BURGHOFF REMEMBER THE SCENE THAT FELT TOO REAL
The sun was beginning to dip behind the hills of Malibu, casting long, golden shadows across the patio where they sat. It had been decades since the cameras…
THE TIME THE CARMEN MIRANDA HAT DEFEATED THE ENTIRE KOREAN WAR
“Jamie, when you look back at those eleven years in the 4077th, does one specific day of filming stand out as the absolute peak of the madness?” The…
TV’S MOST FAMOUS CHILD… BUT HE WAS DESPERATE TO GROW UP
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was more than just a television set in the hills of Malibu; it was a cultural phenomenon that dictated the heartbeat of…
THE SCENE THAT FINALLY BROKE MARGARET HOULIHAN’S TOUGH EXTERIOR.
Loretta and Jamie were sitting in the corner of a quiet, dimly lit restaurant in Los Angeles. The world outside was loud and hurried, but at their table,…
THE LEGENDARY SURGICAL GIGGLES THAT SHATTERED THE MASH FILM SET
I was sitting across from this young kid, a talented actor who’s just starting to make his mark in the industry, and he leaned in with this very…
THE HELICOPTERS STOPPED FLYING, BUT THE NOISE NEVER LEFT THEM.
The sun over the Malibu hills has a way of bleaching the world into a pale, dusty gold. It’s a specific kind of light that Mike Farrell and…
THE WISEST DOCTOR ON TELEVISION… BUT HIS REAL POWER WAS WATCHING
The set of MAS*H was often a place of controlled chaos. It was a production defined by high energy, rapid-fire dialogue, and the constant, dry heat of the…
THE GOODBYE SCRIPT SAID ONE THING BUT THEIR HEARTS SAID ANOTHER
It was a Tuesday afternoon in a quiet corner of Los Angeles when Jamie Farr leaned across the table. He was looking at Loretta Swit, the woman the…