Acknowledged as one of the foremost comedy writers in the USA, Larry Gelbart began his career while still in high school. His father, a barber, had sung his praises to comedian Danny Thomas who hired the teenager as a sketch writer for his radio series "Maxwell House Coffee Time with Danny Thomas". Gelbart soon had an agent and his career was off and running. After graduating from high school, he wrote for such radio shows as "Duffy's Tavern" and "The Eddie Cantor Show". A stint in the US Army led to work on "Command Performance" for Armed Forces Radio. Following his discharge, Gelbart