Stan Burns

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]

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

Burns won and was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards from 1959 to 1973.^[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 edit

^ "In Passing". The Washington Post. November 11, 2002. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b The Associated Press (November 11, 2002). "Stan Burns; Television Comedy Writer, 79". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Lentz, Harris (April 9, 2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002. McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 9780786414642 – via Google Books.
^ "Stan Burns". Television Academy. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "Stan Burns, 79; Comedy Writer for Top 1950s-'70s Variety Shows". Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2002. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ Variety Staff (November 7, 2002). "Stan Burns". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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