A Katherine Baumann played a 21 year old girlfriend.
In the movie the girlfriend was played by actress Indus Arthur (1941-1984)
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McLean Stevenson played the role of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, Commanding officer of the 4077th.
The theme song, "Suicide is Painless", for both the Robert Altman 1970 movie MASH and the CBS television series M*A*S*H was written by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Mike Altman, the director's son. Years later, Robert Altman commented that his son, who was 14 years old when he wrote the lyrics, had earned more in royalties than the $70,000 he got paid to direct the movie.
The cigars that Colonel Henry Blake smoke in M.A.S.H are candela cigars,which are known for their distinctive green color.This color comes from the quick drying process that locks in the natural chlorophyll in the tobacco leaves before it can degrade.
The character Henry Blake left the show because his discharge papers came through, but sadly on his flight home, his plane was show down over the Sea of Japan. He did not survive the crash. McLean Stevenson, who played the Colonel decided to leave the show because he was tired of his supporting role to Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers. He was also unsure of the success of the show. He admitted years later that he regretted his decision to leave.