Frank Burns was a Captain in the book; the same rank as Pierce and Trapper. The Major Burns from the movie and the TV show was a composite of Captain Burns in the book and Major Hobson; a religious zelot they hated and got kicked out of the Swamp for being too religious. Larry Linville quit in part because he felt the Major Burns role had gone as far as it could go. Also reportedly he quit MASH because of the unbelievable amount of hate mail that was sent to his house on a daily basis. When they did the MASH Reunion both Ken Levine and Larry Gelbart said that they "knew they were shortchanging him" (Linville, the actor), because Frank was essentially a stereotype that served the plot, but it worked for the show. "He never complained" said Gene Reynold. "No not him, he was a saint", said Gary Burghoff; in the same special, commenting on how well-loved Linville was, and how sweet he was, in contrast to his character. Eventually; after 5 years, Linville did get sick of playing the company stooge and wound up quitting.
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