Well, nobody defined an ‘immoral fashion,’ as it were - so it was at the whim of whoever ran the studio,” Rogers said in a 2012 radio interview. “It said that, in the eyes of the studio, if you behaved in an immoral fashion, they have the right to suspend you. Rogers said he had no contract and the producers wanted to impose one that included, among other things, “an old-fashioned morals clause.” Rogers left “M*A*S*H” in a contract dispute after the third of the show’s 11 seasons, departing at about the same time as McLean Stevenson, another original cast member. But Rogers became frustrated as the plots began to give more attention to the increasingly popular Alda at his character’s expense. It initially focused both on Alda’s character, Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce, and fellow Army captain and surgeon “Trapper” John, played by Rogers. The series, which was inspired by Robert Altman’s hit 1970 movie “MASH” and combined situation comedy with dramatic elements, was set in a mobile Army surgical hospital unit during the 1950-53 Korean War. Rogers, who later forged a successful career as a financial analyst, investor and businessman, died in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia his publicist, Rona Menashe, told Reuters.Īn Alabama native and Princeton University graduate with a degree in history, Rogers achieved his big break after years of lesser roles by being cast to co-star with Alan Alda in “M*A*S*H,” which debuted on the CBS network in 1972. The Michael E.Actor Wayne Rogers' star is unveiled at the Hollywood Walk of Fame December 13, 2005. This item may be under copyright protection contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.ġ01743405X307 ( See in Profiles in Science) Photos like this, taken during the Korean war (1950-1953), provide a closer look at the operations of the surgical units, including the addition of helicopters for transporting the wounded. They greatly improved battlefield injury survival rates by getting surgical care closer to the front lines. The auxiliary surgical hospitals (later called Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) were conceived and developed by DeBakey and the Surgical Consultants in the first years of World War II. Subject(s): Korean War Hospitals, Military Operating Rooms Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract:

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