I've said it before and I'll say it again. Larry Linville was a fucking genius.

[Bunny]

I'm watching the one now where Frank lines up the condiments on the table in the mess tent, according to size and popularity: You've got your ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, oil, vinergar, salt and pepper, and your sweet and sour gherkins, all in a row. :rofl:

[Kutjara]

1. I loved him. It took far more comic talent...

...for him to play the selfish, cowardly, neurotic Frank Burns than for Alan Alda to do his endless Groucho schtick.

[Bunny]

2. Yes!! So true.

Did you know that Linville trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London?

[Kutjara]

4. I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised.

He was a very talented actor. It's a shame he got so typecast as the sniveling loser. After MASH, I only every saw him in small roles as officious busybodies or prissy moralists. What a waste of his talent.

[Darth_Kitten]

7. Apparently his grandfather was a surgeon in WWI

n/t

[GOPisEvil]

3. Spontaneity has its time and place.

[driver8]

5. It's nice to be nice...to the nice.

Trying doing it with your mouth shut!

[ThatsMyBarack]

6. Right now....

I'm watching the one in which people have to all pack themselves like sardines in tents to conserve heat.

I :loveya: M*A*S*H!

[bbernardini]

8. He played the role of Everett Baker in the Great Performances broadcast of "Crazy For You."

Still one of my favorite musical productions, and he was great in it. If I hadn't recognized the name and looked him up, I never would have known it was him.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Last night, I was watching the first episode with B.J.

and I thought of a few trivia questions:

• Where were B.J. and Peg when B.J. got his orders to report for basic? (Bonus: Why is it called that?)

• What was the name of their baby sitter who took the call?

• How old was she?



"Oh, Frank — you're so above average."

[SeattleGirl]

12. Um, let's see.

1. B.J. and Peg were at the Top of the Mark.

2. Norma Jean was the name of the babysitter.

3. She was 16.

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. W00t!

Okay, the bonus: Why's it called the Top of the Mark? :)

[SeattleGirl]

14. Because it's at the top of the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel

Owner said he didn't know what to call the top of the Mark.

People said, That's it!

Thus, Top of the Mark.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Googler!

Nobody calls it "the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel." It's "the Mark Hopkins."

:P

[SeattleGirl]

16. I confess. I did cheat on that one.

But NOT on the original three answers I gave, so THERE! :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Well, I *knew* that

You're as good at MASH stuff as anyone I've ever known. :thumbsup:









In fact, you're almost as good as me. :D

[SeattleGirl]

18. "Almost"?

:spank:

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Hey

Wanna take a shot at my MASH Brain-Buster? :evilgrin:



Oh, wait — we already did that one, long time ago.

[Skittles]

10. in real life he was fun, kind and very popular

so said his coworkers and friends - which makes his acting as Frank seem all the more phenomenal :)

[AmyDeLune]

11. Truly brilliant and genuinely nice.

I remember seeing an interview/profile of him shortly before his death, he was so very moved by all the support he received from M*A*S*H fans.