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Dan Wilcox Dies: ‘M*A*S*H’ Writer-Producer Who Co-Penned Series Finale & Worked On Early ‘Sesame Street’ Was 82
Dan Wilcox has died at 82. The Emmy-winning writer, producer and longtime union man penned dozens of 'M*A*S*H' episodes including its record-setting finale.
He got his career start writing for the CBS children’s show Captain Kangaroo before landing work on such 1970s series as Good Times and Sesame Street. Airing in February 1983, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” remains the most-watched episode of series television in history, with more than 105 million viewers and a still-stunning 60.2 rating/77 share. Along the way, Wilcox also wrote episodes of Alice, Angie and the short-lived Bay City Blues, before working on such 1980s and ’90s series as Newhart — including its popular and influential finale — Diagnosis Murder, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Lois & Claark: The New Adventures of Superman, Cosby, Becker, Blue’s Clues and Murder, She Wrote.
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