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Overview
Mini Biography:
The gift of provoking laughter came early to Larry Gelbart and has never... moreTrivia:
Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 20 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne Plan 11 Projects (From MovieWeb. 16 June 2009, 12:14 PM, PDT)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
(From Huffington Post. 25 May 2009, 10:28 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Francis BurnsFilmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Director, Actor, Thanks, Self
In Development: 
- City of Angels (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (written by)
- Bedazzled (2000) (screenplay)
... aka Teuflisch (Germany) - C-Scam (2000) (writer)
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (written by)
- Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) (teleplay)
- Mastergate (1992) (TV) (play) (teleplay)
- "After MASH" (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
- Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (creator)
- Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (creator)
- The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (creator)
- Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (creator)
- Trials (1984) TV episode (creator)
(24 more) - Blame It on Rio (1984) (writer)
- "M*A*S*H" (57 episodes, 1972-1983)
- Friends and Enemies (1983) TV episode (developer)
- Say No More (1983) TV episode (developer)
- Strange Bedfellows (1983) TV episode (developer)
- Run for the Money (1982) TV episode (developer)
- Bless You Hawkeye (1981) TV episode (developer)
(52 more) - Tootsie (1982) (screenplay) (story)
- Neighbors (1981) (screenplay)
... aka Neighbours (Australia) - Rough Cut (1980) (writer) (as Francis Burns)
... aka Roughcut - "United States" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Movie Movie (1978) (written by)
- Oh, God! (1977) (writer)
- "Three's Company" (1 episode, 1976)
- Unaired Pilot #1 (1976) TV episode (writer) - If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (teleplay)
- "Roll Out" (5 episodes, 1973)
- Honor Truck (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Christmas of '44 (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
- No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
- Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
- Pilot (1973) TV episode (creator) - "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Eddie (1971) (TV) (creator) (teleplay)
- "Comedy Playhouse" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Ruba al prossimo tuo (1969) (uncredited)
... aka A Fine Pair (USA) - La cintura di castità (1968) (writer)
... aka On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (USA)
... aka The Chastity Belt (UK) - Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) (writer)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (musical)
- The Wrong Box (1966) (written for the screen by)
- "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Thrill of It All (1963) (story)
- Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet (1963) (TV) (writer)
- The Notorious Landlady (1962) (writer)
- Hooray for Love (1960) (TV) (writer)
- The Best of Anything (1960) (TV) (writer)
- "Startime" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode (written by) - "The Art Carney Show" (1959) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode (writer) - "Caesar's Hour" (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
- Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.3 (1954) TV episode (writer) - "Your Show of Shows" (139 episodes, 1950-1954)
... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
(134 more) - "Four Star Revue" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "All Star Revue" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 13 September 1952 (1952) TV episode (writer) - "The Red Buttons Show" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (1998) (TV) (creative consultant)
- "M*A*S*H" (developed for television by) (231 episodes, 1972-1983) (executive script consultant) (19 episodes, 1972-1973) (developed for television) (8 episodes, 1975-1978)
- Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
- As Time Goes By (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
- Give and Take (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
- U.N., the Night and the Music (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
- Run for the Money (1982) TV episode (developed for television by)
(234 more)
Producer:
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
- Corsairs (2002) (TV) (producer)
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (producer)
- "After MASH" (executive creative consultant) (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
- Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
- Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
- The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
- Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
- Trials (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
(24 more) - Blame It on Rio (1984) (executive producer)
- "United States" (1980) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "M*A*S*H" (producer) (71 episodes, 1973-1976) (executive producer) (1 episode, 1975)
- The Interview (1976) TV episode (producer)
- Deluge (1976) TV episode (producer)
- The More I See You (1976) TV episode (producer)
- Smilin' Jack (1976) TV episode (producer)
- The Novocaine Mutiny (1976) TV episode (producer)
(67 more) - If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (producer)
- "Roll Out" (producer) (10 episodes, 1973)
- Honor Truck (1973) TV episode (producer)
- Christmas of '44 (1973) TV episode (producer)
- No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode (producer)
- The Paper Caper (1973) TV episode (producer)
- Members of the Wedding (1973) TV episode (producer)
(5 more) - "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (producer) (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #1.10 (1971) TV episode (producer) - The Wrong Box (1966) (co-producer)
Director:
- C-Scam (2000)
- "After MASH" (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
- It Had to Be You (1984) TV episode
- Fallout (1983) TV episode - "M*A*S*H" (6 episodes, 1974-1976)
- The Interview (1976) TV episode
- Hawkeye (1976) TV episode
- Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler (1975) TV episode
- Abyssinia, Henry (1975) TV episode
- The General Flipped at Dawn (1974) TV episode
(1 more)
Actor:
- "Frasier" .... Joe (1 episode, 2001)
- The Two Hundredth (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Joe
Thanks:
- ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
- Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) (thanks)
- "M*A*S*H" (special thanks: director) (1 episode, 1978)
- Our Finest Hour (1978) TV episode (special thanks: director)
Self:
- The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" .... Himself - Writer / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Writer
- Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Writer for Bob Hope - "Legends" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Olhar Estrangeiro (2006) .... Himself
- The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
... aka "TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories" (USA: second season title)
- Changing Times and Trends (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Writing, Rehearsing & Recording (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005) .... Himself
- "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #2.17 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Angie Dickinson (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title) - TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Milton Berle: An All-Star Tribute to 'Mr. Television' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (2001) (V) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- The College of Comedy III with Alan King (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "History vs. Hollywood" .... Himself - Writer / ... (1 episode, 2001)
... aka "History Through the Lens" (USA: syndication title)
- M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Writer/Producer - Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (2001) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000) (V)
- "The Martin Short Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode #1.22 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The College of Comedy with Alan King" (1997) TV series .... Himself
- Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration Tribute to Bob Hope (1996) (V) .... Himself
- Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender (1995) (V) .... Himself
- Memories of M*A*S*H (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Book of a Musical
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Phil Silvers: Top Banana (????) TV episode .... Himself - "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode #14.6 (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
- Making 'M*A*S*H' (1981) (TV) .... Himself
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In 1960, he co-wrote a failed sitcom pilot called, "Perils of Pauline" about a beauty contest winner who comes to Hollywood but can't find acting work. morePublicity Listings:
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