Richard Hooker (author)

Richard Hooker
Hooker at the original "Swamp" tent at the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea during the Korean War.
Born	Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. (1924-02-01)February 1, 1924 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1997(1997-11-04) (aged 73) Portland, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery, Bremen, Maine
Nationality	American
Other names	Richard Hooker
Education	Peddie School
Alma mater	Bowdoin College Cornell Medical School
Occupation(s)	Author Surgeon
Known for	M*A*S*H
Spouse	Priscilla Storer
Children	5
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Unit	8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Battles/wars	World War 2 Korean War

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 is his novel MASH (1968), based on his experiences as a wartime United States Army surgeon 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 title.