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American dramatist and playwright (1910-1985)

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Abe Burrows was an American screenwriter, writer, theatrical director, and composer. Born in New York City in 1910, he was educated at New York University and worked primarily in the fields of theatre, musicals, drama, and libretto. He was a male who spoke English.

Burrows received several major awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Author, the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, and the Tony Award for Best Musical. His notable works include *Guys and Dolls*, *The Solid Gold Cadillac*, and *Can-Can*. He is also recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection.

He died in New York City in 1985 from natural causes due to Alzheimer's disease. He had a child named James Burrows.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1910
Died
1985
Works
13

Top works

  • Barnashim ṿa-ḥatikhot
  • ברנשים וחתיכות [תכניה]
  • Guys and Dolls
  • The solid gold Cadillac
  • Can-Can

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1910
Active to
1985

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
127
Total plays
631

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Abe
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1910-12-18
date of death
1985-05-17
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (4)

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Gallery (2)

Available in 9 languages

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