The Last Days of Mash: Photographs and Notes

Alan Alda (Author), (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Unicorn Pub House (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881010081
• ISBN-13: 978-0881010084
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #569,419 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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86 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth searching for, August 17, 2000

By	tropic_of_criticism - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

If you're a M*A*S*H fan--or just have one in your life--you'll want to go to the extra trouble of trying to find this out-of-print volume. It's a photo-journal of the last week of filming M*A*S*H, with all the pictures provided by Alan Alda's talented wife. She had unusual access to a very closed set and was therefore able to capture a lot of raw emotion. Her photos, combined with her husband's often poignant commentary, do much to convey a sense of what was happening to the group of players that had called the 4077th their home. Perhaps because the initial profits went to charity--though probably because it was genuinely there--a real sense of love permeates this work. THE LAST DAYS OF M*A*S*H was no attempt to capitalize on the hysteria surrounding the end of the series, but an authentic documentary effort.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Sneak Peek..., July 26, 2003

By	Stefanie L. Bradley "flickablankie" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At what went on behind the scenes of M*A*S*H, particularly during the final week or so of filming. I found this book at the Boston Public Library and, as it was in the reserved books section, read it in less than an hour. And I'm glad I did--I learned more about both M*A*S*H and the show's actors than I could have without interviewing them myself. Arlene Alda did a superb job with the photography, and Alan Alda's commentary is not only insightful, but also makes me wish I was old enough then (I was two in 1983) to appreciate the show, and lets me appreciate it--and the hard work of everyone involved--even more now.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a MASH afficinado, you need this book!, September 21, 2005

By	Clara "happy trails" (Kansas) - See all my reviews

Delightful, great photos and a MUST have for all MASH junkies. Alan Alada has just come out with his own autobiography, so this may be harder to find.