Stan Burns
Born(1923-09-04)September 4, 1923
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 2002(2002-11-05) (aged 79)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
SpouseShirley Burns
Children2

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 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

  1. ↑ "In Passing". The Washington Post. November 11, 2002. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. 1 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.


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