found: Sondheim, S. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, 1985: CIP t.p. (Larry Gelbart)
found: LC data base, 10/4/84 (hdg.: Gelbart, Larry)
found: Ww in entertainment, 2nd ed. (Gelbart, Larry; b. Feb. 25, 1925, Chicago; writer, producer)
found: IMDb, July 29, 2005 (Larry Gelbart; b. Feb. 5, 1928, Chicago, Ill.; sometimes credited as Francis Burns)
found: New York times WWW site, Sept. 14, 2009 (in obituary published Sept. 11: Larry Gelbart; b. Larry Simon Gelbart, Feb. 25, 1928, Chicago; d. Friday [Sept. 11, 2009], Beverly Hills, Calif., aged 81; writer whose caustic wit was a creative force behind the enduring success of the television series M*A*S*H, Broadway hits like A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and film comedies like Tootsie)