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Ring Lardner Jr., who wrote the movie's screenplay, actually had been a Communist.

Richard Hooker, who wrote the books was furious at the film and TV treatment of his work. He was a solid right winger.

71 posted on 05/06/2009 5:52:13 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Richard Hooker, who wrote the books was furious at the film and TV treatment of his work. He was a solid right winger.

I came across his latter book (before the numerous ghost-written knock-offs), "M*A*S*H Goes to Maine" that made his conservative credentials clear. One remembered comment made by Hooker in his guise of Hawkeye indicated his antipathy for Democrats and liberals in general.

80 posted on 05/06/2009 6:31:04 PM PDT by SES1066 (Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
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