Burt Prelutsky

Burt Prelutsky (born 1940) is an American screenwriter, newspaper columnist and author.

Burt Prelutsky
Born (1940-01-05) January 5, 1940
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Years active1963-

Career

Prelusky was a film critic for Los Angeles Magazine from 1961 to 1971, writing acerbic reviews that gained him a reputation as "the fastest barb in the west." He also wrote a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times' magazine, West.[1]

In the late 1960s he wrote several episodes of the Dragnet TV series.[2]

He wrote eight episodes of the M*A*S*H TV series during seasons four, five, and six, including The Novacaine Mutiny,[3]:p.190 The General's Practitioner,[3]:p.198 The Grim Reaper[3]:p.203 and Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?[3]:p.186

In 2000 Prelutsky was one of the earliest plaintiffs to sign on to a class action lawsuit brought against television talent agencies, networks and production studios accused of discrimination against older writers. The suit was settled in 2010 for $70 million.[4]

Awards and recognition

In 1985 Prelutsky won a Writers Guild of America Award in the original comedy anthology category for the 1983 TV movie Hobson's Choice.[5] He was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1982 under the category "Best Television Feature or Miniseries" for his work on the 1981 television movie A Small Killing, and in 1976 was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the category "30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television" for his work on the Quo Vadis 1975 episode of the television program M*A*S*H.[6]

Prelutsky received a Christopher Award in 1987 for A Winner Never Quits, a TV movie that was broadcast on CBS in 1986.[7]

References
  1. "Hollywood Rejoices, As Prelutsky Retires". Playground Daily News. Fort Walton Beach, Fl. Associated Press. 22 January 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Burt Prelutsky (14 September 2008). "Just The Facts, Ma'am (classic)". Burt Prelutsky.com. (archived)
  3. James H. Wittebols (1 January 2003). Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1701-8.
  4. Paul Bond (22 January 2010). "Settlement reached in TV discrimination cases". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. London, Michael (22 March 1985). "Robinson, Allen Share Writers Guild Award". Los Angeles Times. pp. H14.
  6. "Burt Prelutsky". IMDb.
  7. "Programing: Christopher winners named". Broadcasting. 112 (11): 67. 16 March 1987.
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