Stan Burns Explained

Stan Burns
Birth Date:	4 September 1923
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	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. Burns wrote for television programs including The Steve Allen Show,^[2] The Tonight Show, Get Smart,^[3] The Carol Burnett Show, F Troop, Gilligan's Island and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.^{[4] [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]}

Notes and References

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