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Abe Burrows (1910–1985)

Writer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Songwriter, composer, writer, panelist, director, singer and pianist, educated at City College of New York and New York University. He began his writing career as a script writer for "Duffy's Taven" on radio, and later, the Rudy Vallee program. He sang in his own radio shows , in night clubs, and on television... See full bio »

Born:

Abram Solman Borowitz
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 74) in New York City, New York, USA
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2011 Just Go with It (stage play)
 
1975 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (TV movie)
 
1969 Cactus Flower (stage play)
 
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (book)
 
1965-1966 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
– Operation Susan (1966) (creator)
– Bitter Ravioli (1965) (creator)
– Ol' Sam (1965) (creator)
– Crackerby's Unfinished Symphony (1965) (creator)
– Who Was That Lady You Saw Me With? (1965) (creator)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1960 Can-Can (musical comedy)
 
1957 Silk Stockings (play)
 
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac (screen play)
 
1955 Guys and Dolls (book for musical play "Guys and Dolls")
 
1948 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern (sketch / as Abram S. Burrows)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1965-1966 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series) (composer: theme music - 17 episodes)
– Operation Susan (1966) (composer: theme music)
– 3+1=1 (1965) (composer: theme music)
– Smile and the World... (1965) (composer: theme music)
– Bitter Ravioli (1965) (composer: theme music)
– Crackerby and the Cuckoo Game (1965) (composer: theme music)
See all 17 episodes »
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1977-1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.2 (1978) (writer: "Carbon Paper")
– Episode #2.20 (1977) (writer: "Sea Chantey")
– Episode #2.19 (1977) (writer: "A Gypsy's Violin", "When", "Memory Lane")
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1975 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (TV movie) (producer)
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1950 Abe Burrows' Almanac (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (director: stage play)
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series) (script consultant - 2 episodes)
– The Griffin Story (1965) (script consultant)
– The Wellecliffe Story (1965) (script consultant)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
– O.K. Crackerby Arrives (1965)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1951 This Is Show Business (TV series)
– Episode dated 18 February 1951 (1951)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
1982 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Guys and Dolls (1982) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1975 Match Game PM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1975) … Himself
 
1974 Day at Night (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Abe Burrows (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1969) … Himself
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.190 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.37 (1967) … Himself
 
1962-1966 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1950-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 18 April 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 19 August 1962 (1962) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 6 May 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 17 December 1961 (1961) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 16 July 1961 (1961) … Himself - Guest Panelist
See all 9 episodes »
 
1963-1964 The Match Game (TV series)
Himself - Team Captain / Himself / Himself - Star Team Captain / …
– Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1963) … Himself - Star Team Captain
– Episode #1.8 (1963) … Star Team Captain
– Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself - Team Captain
– Sally Ann Howes & Abe Burrows (1963) … Himself - Team Captain
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1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1957-1964 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 July 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 28 October 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 29 April 1963 (1963) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 1962 (1962) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 13 February 1961 (1961) … Himself - Panelist
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1961-1963 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
– Lena Horne vs. Abe Burrows (1963) … Himself - Panelist
– Abe Burrows vs. Joan Bennett (1961) … Himself
– Vivian Vance vs. Abe Burrows (1961) … Himself
 
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Direction of a Musical
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Himself
 
1958-1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.42 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.70 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #1.237 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #3.31 (1958) … Himself - Comedian
 
1957 What's It For (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.15 (1955) … Himself
 
1952 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 19 November 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 5 November 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 29 October 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 22 October 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 8 October 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
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1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1951) … Himself
 
1949-1951 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 May 1951 (1951) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 1951 (1951) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 8 October 1950 (1950) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode #3.1 (1950) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 1950 (1950) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
1950 We Take Your Word (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
1950 Abe Burrows' Almanac (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951) Stage: Wrote (uncredited, w/Preston Sturges) book for "Make a Wish" on Broadway. Musical. Music / lyrics / vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Based on "The Good Fairy" by Ferenc Molnár. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang (credited as... See more »

Alternate Names:

Abram S. Burrows
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Personal Quote:

Doctoring seldom cures a show. The sickness usually starts at the moment the author puts the first sheet of paper into his typewriter. All the redirecting and recasting can never help much if the basic story is wrong. See more »

Trivia:

In addition to his fine work as a composer and playwright, he was also much in demand as a "script doctor". If a Broadway show needed a rewrite, he was often called to do the job. His talents were so well known, he was mentioned by name in the "Baby Fat" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. See more »

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