Laurence Marks (American writer)
# Laurence Marks (American writer)

Laurence Marks (August 23, 1915 – January 1, 1993) was an American writer for radio and television shows including Hogan's Heroes and M*A*S*H. He received an award from the Writers Guild of America.

According to M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart, he and Marks teamed up in 1946 to write for Jack Paar on radio, then moved to writing for Bob Hope at $1,250 a week each.

## Selected filmography

Television :

| Year | Title | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| 1957 | The Danny Thomas Show | Writer, 1 episode |
| 1957–1958 | Perry Mason | Teleplay, 3 episodes |
| 1959–1960 | The Betty Hutton Show | Writer, 3 episodes |
| 1962 | Margie | Writer, 1 episode |
| 1963–1964 | The New Phil Silvers Show | Script consultant, 30 episodes |
| 1965–1968 | Hogan's Heroes | Writer, 68 episodes |
| 1966 | The Donna Reed Show | Writer, 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Flying Nun | Writer, 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Partners | Writer, 2 episodes |
| 1971–1973 | The Doris Day Show | Writer, 15 episode |
| 1972–1978 | M*A*S*H | Writer, 28 episodes |
| 1975 | Doc | Producer, unknown episodes |
| 1977–1978 | Fish | Writer, 2 episodes |
