O'Donoghue, Michael

Michael O'Donoghue was among the original contributors to "National Lampoon" when it began in 1970. The original producer of "The National Lampoon Radio Hour," O'Donoghue hired Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Anne Beatts, John Belushi, Christopher Guest and a number of other performers for the show and later on, brought them to "Saturday Night Live," where he served as head writer through the glory years of 1975-1978. As a screenwriter, O'Donoghue penned "Scrooged," "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, Gilda Live!" And a number of other unproduced masterpieces. O'Donoghue died tragically of a cerebral hemorrhag...