Richard Hooker (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Hooker (author)

American writer and surgeon

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1924

Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1997

Profession: surgeon, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.
(February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker.
Hornberger's best-known work was his novel MASH (1968), based on his harrowing drama and comedic experiences as a wartime army surgeon doctor during the Korean War (1950–1953) and written in collaboration with W.
C.
Heinz.
It was used as the basis for an award-winning, critically and commercially successful movie – M*A*S*H (1970) — and two years later in an acclaimed long running television series (1972–1983) of the same name.