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Allan Burns is an American screenwriter and television producer. Burns is best known for creating and writing for the television sitcom The Munsters as well as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, both of which he created and wrote for alongside James L. Brooks.
Born
Saturday, 18 May 1935
Died
Saturday, 30 January 2021
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self | 2023 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 1977 |
| The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self | 2023 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 1977 |
| The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 1976 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Eisenhower & Lutz | 1988 |
| Just Between Friends | 1986 |
| Automan | 1983 |
| Fractured Flickers | 1963 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| FM | 1989 |
| Eisenhower & Lutz | 1988 |
| Just Between Friends | 1986 |
| The Duck Factory | 1984 |
| Lou Grant | 1977 |
| Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | 1974 |
| Rhoda | 1974 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 |
| Room 222 | 1969 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1974 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding New Series | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Won |
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Won |
