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Dan Wilcox

Dan Wilcox

American producer and screenwriter (1941–2024)

Daniel Harris Wilcox (April 17, 1941 – February 14, 2024) was an American television producer and screenwriter. He won one and was nominated for four more Primetime Emmy Awards.[2] Wilcox wrote the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" of the television series M*A*S*H, along with Alan Alda, Burt Metcalfe, John Rappaport, Thad Mumford, Elias Davis, David Pollock and Karen Hall.[3] In 2017, he received the Morgan Cox Award from the Writers Guild of America West.[4][5]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Wilcox was married to actress Leslie Easterbrook. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on February 14, 2024, at the age of 82.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Easterbrook takes liking to Danville". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. June 12, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    "Site Search". Television Academy. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. [3]
    MeTV Staff (November 5, 2021). "8 things you might not know about the M*A*S*H finale". MeTV. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Robb, David (January 10, 2017). "Dan Wilcox Set For WGA West's Morgan Cox Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. [5]
    McNary, Dave (January 10, 2017). "Veteran TV Scribe Dan Wilcox to Receive Writers Guild's Morgan Cox Award". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Barnes, Mike. "Dan Wilcox, Writer and Producer on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2024.


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