McLean Stevenson
Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr. (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lt. Colonel Henry Blake in the television series M*A*S*H, which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1974. Stevenson also appeared on a number of television series, notably The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Doris Day Show.
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| Full name at birth | Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr.
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| Claim to fame | M*A*S*H, The McLean Stevenson Show
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1927
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| Place of birth | Normal, IL, USA
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| Date of death | 15 February 1996
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| Age | 68 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| Cause of death | Cardiac Arrest following Surgery
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Writer
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| Height | 6' 2½" (189 cm)
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| Net worth | $6,000,000 USD
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- In the season finale of the first season of "M*A*S*H" (1972), the name of his character's (Henry Blake) wife is Mildred. In the second season, her name was changed to Lorraine. When he was replaced by Harry Morgan, Morgan's character, Colonel Potter, had a wife named Mildred.
- One legacy of Stevenson is a word coined from his first name. "McLeaning" is a term used in media, especially television, to refer to cases when a character is killed off because the actor who played him decided to leave the show, as happened to Henry Blake when McLean Stevenson left M*A*S*H.
- After the news of Col. Blake's death on "M*A*S*H" (1972) shocked the world, the very next night on "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967), the opening shot was of Henry Blake in a smoking raft, waving his arms, hollering, "I'm OK! I'm OK!"
- To research for his role as an army surgeon on "M*A*S*H" (1972), McLean Stevenson thoroughly studied a book on the history of medicine loaned from Alan Alda. Months later, that knowledge proved extremely useful when he came upon a person who was critically wounded in a car accident. Drawing on his research, he was able to keep the person alive until help arrived.
- Brother of Ann Whitney.
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