- Abe Burrows won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" collaborating with Frank Loesser.
- Distant cousin of Woody Allen.
- Won four Tony Awards from four nominations: in 1951, as writer of the Book, along with Jo Swerling, of Best Musical winner "Guys and Dolls;" and, in 1962, as Best Director (Musical); and, along with Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, as Best Authors (Musical) and writers of the Book for Best Musical winner "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,
- 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 Baby Fat (1965).
- Father of James Burrows and Laurie Burrows Grad. Uncle of Jonathan Burrows.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 87-88. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 117-119. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Biography in: Kurt Ganzl's "The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre". Pp. 276-277. New York: Shirmer Books, 2001. ISBN 0028649702.
- Father-in-law of Debbie Easton and Peter Grad.
- Ex-father-in-law of Linda Solomon.
- Grandfather of Ellie Burrows and Nicholas Grad.
- Frank Loesser and his musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" at the Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.
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