MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors "In addition to the original manuscript of "MASH" by Richard Hooker, the works of Mr. Longfellow, a nineteenth-century poet and writer, are on display in the fictitious Androscoggin College Library". (Androscoggin is the "alma mater" of Hawkeye Pierce.) MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors is a 1968 novel by Richard Hooker (the pen name for former military surgeon Dr. H. Richard Hornberger and writer W. C. Heinz) which is notable as the inspiration for the feature film "MASH" (1970) and TV series "M*A*S*H". The novel is about a fictional U.S. Mobile Army
Gareth Pierce Gareth Pierce Gareth Pierce is a Welsh actor. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by "Company Magazine". Pierce is perhaps best known for his roles as Osian James in the S4C TV-series "Caerdydd" (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in Sky 1's "Stella" (two series, 2013–14). He appeared in such S4C series as "Y Gwyll", "Cara Fi", "Alys", "Pen Talar", "Cowbois ac Injans" and soap "Pobol y Cwm". He appeared in the second series of "Y Pris" in 2009 as skinhead Nicky. Further English-speaking appearances include "Hinterland", "Mr Selfridge", and "Hollyoaks". In 2013