Answer the following question: Facts: - death date: 1 january 1993 - birth date: 23 august 1915 - name: laurence marks - death place: van nuys , california , u.s. - birth place: atlantic city , new jersey , u.s. - occupation: radio and television writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of laurence marks -lrb- american writer -rrb- .
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laurence marks -lrb- august 23 , 1915 -- january 1 , 1993 -rrb- was an american writer for radio and television shows including '' hogan 's heroes '' and '' m * a * s * h '' .he received an award from the writers guild of america .according to '' m * a * s * h '' creator larry gelbart , he and marks teamed up in 1946 to write for jack paar on radio , then moved to writing for bob hope at $ 1,250 a week each .