MASH creator hated anti-war message of TV show and only made £300 an episode

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MASH creator hated anti-war message of TV show and only made £300 an episode
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The hit TV show 'trampled on the memories' of its creator H.Richard Hornberger, who penned the novel under the name Richard Hooker and hated the way his Korean War experience was politicised

Hawkeye in MASH is one of the best-loved TV comedy ­characters but one man who never became a fan was the real doctor he was based on.And Alan Alda’s portrayal of Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce saw him become the anti-war poster boy of the 1970s.H. Richard Hornberger, who ­published under the name Richard Hooker, said: “I intended no ­messages in the book. I am a ­conservative Republican. I don’t hold with this anti-war nonsense.

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