Paramount, the company that had distributed their films. Famous Players became Famous Players-Lasky Film Co. after a fire in 1915, and merged with Paramount Pictures in 1916. Paramount became one of the most successful studios; in 2011 it generated over a billion dollars in revenue.

 

M*A*S*H, a novel about three U.S. Army surgeons. Hooker (the pen name of H. Richard Hornberger) served as a doctor in the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical hospital (M*A*S*H) unit during the Korean War and authored the novel in collaboration with sportswriter W.C. Heinz. It spawned a hit movie (1970) and a landmark television series (1972