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Allan Burns

American television producer (1935-2021)
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
May 18, 1935
Date of death
January 30, 2021
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
screenwriter, television producer, film director
Educated at
University of Oregon[10]
Award received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series[11]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Described by source
Allan Burns, a Creator of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 85[15]
Family name
Burns[13]
Given name
Allan[14]
Name in native language
Allan Burns[18]
Native language
English[9]
Number of children
+2[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AdoroCinema person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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CANTIC ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
49801
Elonet person ID
107283
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Emmys person ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Movie Walker Press person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
87214
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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PORT person ID
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Plex person key
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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Television Academy Foundation interviewee ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
89293

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Summary

Allan Burns was born on May 18, 1935[1], in Baltimore[2]. He died on January 30, 2021[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], television producer[6], and film director[7].

FAQs

Where was Allan Burns born?

Allan Burns was born in Baltimore[2].

Where did Allan Burns die?

Allan Burns died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Allan Burns do for work?

Allan Burns worked as a screenwriter[5], television producer[6], and film director[7].

Where did Allan Burns go to school?

Allan Burns was educated at University of Oregon[10].

What awards did Allan Burns receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . deadline.com. deadline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Allcinema person ID → 2606
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    Danish National Filmography person ID → 49801
    Kinopoisk person ID → 151989
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