Stan Burns

Stan Burns
Born	(1923-09-04)September 4, 1923 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	November 5, 2002(2002-11-05) (aged 79) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse	Shirley Burns
Children	2

Stan Burns (September 4, 1923 - November 5, ^[1] 2002) was an American screenwriter. He was the partner of Mike Marmer. ^[2] Burns wrote for television programs including The Steve Allen Show , ^[3] The Tonight Show , Get Smart , ^[4] The Carol Burnett Show , F Troop , Gilligan's Island and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour . ^{[2] [5]}

Burns won and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards between 1959 and 1973, winning in 1972 for work on The Carol Burnett Show. ^[6] He died in November 2002 of heart failure at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 79. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "In Passing". The Washington Post . November 11, 2002. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
2. The Associated Press (November 11, 2002). "Stan Burns; Television Comedy Writer, 79". The New York Times . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. Alba, Ben (December 2, 2009). Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen And the Original Tonight Show. Prometheus Books. p. 151. ISBN   978-1615922208 – via Google Books.
4. Bianculli, David (December 1, 2009). Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". Simon and Schuster. p. 65. ISBN   978-1439109533 – via Google Books.
5. Lentz, Harris (April 9, 2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002. McFarland. p. 47. ISBN   9780786414642 – via Google Books.
6. "Stan Burns". Television Academy . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
7. "Stan Burns, 79; Comedy Writer for Top 1950s-'70s Variety Shows". Los Angeles Times . November 8, 2002. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
8. Variety Staff (November 7, 2002). "Stan Burns". Variety . Retrieved July 11, 2021.

External links

• Stan Burns at IMDb