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Gene Reynolds, Creative Architect Behind 'M*A*S*H' and 'Lou Grant,' Dies at 96
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gene-reynolds-dead-mash-lou-grant-director-producer-was-96-978156
4:22 PM PST 2/4/2020 by Chris Koseluk
Gene Reynolds
The director, producer and writer — a former child actor — also had a hand in developing the groundbreaking 'Room 222' en route to winning six Emmy Awards.
Gene Reynolds, the prolific director, producer and writer who was a driving force behind such socially conscious television series as M*A*S*H, Lou Grant and Room 222, has died. He was 96.
Reynolds died Monday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, the DGA announced.
Reynolds started out in Hollywood as a child actor at MGM in such movies as Boys Town (1938). He was nominated for 24 Emmy Awards, winning six times, and his series were known for looking at serious problems — without sacrificing warmth or humor.
Reynolds and Larry Gelbart created CBS' M*A*S*H, which was based on a novel by Richard Hooker and followed the Robert Altman film adaptation, and with James L. Brooks and Allan Burns he later created CBS' Lou Grant, which saw Ed Asner's sitcom character from The Mary Tyler Moore Show become a crusading newspaper editor in a TV drama. Both series won Peabody Awards.
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4:22 PM PST 2/4/2020 by Chris Koseluk
Gene Reynolds
The director, producer and writer — a former child actor — also had a hand in developing the groundbreaking 'Room 222' en route to winning six Emmy Awards.
Gene Reynolds, the prolific director, producer and writer who was a driving force behind such socially conscious television series as M*A*S*H, Lou Grant and Room 222, has died. He was 96.
Reynolds died Monday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, the DGA announced.
Reynolds started out in Hollywood as a child actor at MGM in such movies as Boys Town (1938). He was nominated for 24 Emmy Awards, winning six times, and his series were known for looking at serious problems — without sacrificing warmth or humor.
Reynolds and Larry Gelbart created CBS' M*A*S*H, which was based on a novel by Richard Hooker and followed the Robert Altman film adaptation, and with James L. Brooks and Allan Burns he later created CBS' Lou Grant, which saw Ed Asner's sitcom character from The Mary Tyler Moore Show become a crusading newspaper editor in a TV drama. Both series won Peabody Awards.
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Cross gently, Gene.
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