March 18, 1975 –
McLean Stevenson’s character (Lt. Colonel Henry Blake) died in the MAS*H episode Abyssinia, Henry, its third season finale on this date.
According to producer Larry Gelbart, when Larry Linville read the (previously concealed) final page of the script, he said, “Fucking brilliant!” When Gary Burghoff read it, he looked at McLean Stevenson and said, “You’ll probably win the Emmy for this, you son of a bitch!“
The Haus of Dcaligari 