Abe Burrows

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human humorist playwright radio writer television writer theatre director

Abe Burrows was an American humorist, playwright, and director best known for his sharp comedic writing on Broadway, including work on hit musicals like "Guys and Dolls."

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Abe Burrows canonical 14

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instanceOf human ⓘ
humorist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
radio writer ⓘ
television writer ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
activeInPeriod 20th century ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
basedOnWorkOf Damon Runyon ⓘ
birthName Abram Solman Borowitz ⓘ
child James Burrows ⓘ
coAuthorOf Guys and Dolls ⓘ
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (revival) ⓘ
surface form: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1910-12-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1985-05-17 ⓘ
employer Broadway theatre industry ⓘ
familyName Borowitz ⓘ
fieldOfWork Broadway theater ⓘ
surface form: Broadway theatre

musical theatre ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
givenName Abram ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
surface form: American Jews
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Abe Burrows self-link ⓘ
notableFor Broadway musical comedies ⓘ
sharp comedic writing ⓘ
notableRelative James Burrows ⓘ
notableWork Cactus Flower ⓘ
Can-Can ⓘ
Guys and Dolls ⓘ
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (revival) ⓘ
surface form: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Make a Wish ⓘ
occupation humorist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
radio writer ⓘ
television writer ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York

New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York

New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
religion Judaism ⓘ
spouse Ruthie Herschman Burrows ⓘ

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Silk Stockings → stageMusicalBookBy → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Westchester Hills Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Mount Ararat Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Abe Burrows ⓘ
29th Academy Awards → bestScreenplayWinner → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Guys and Dolls → bookBy → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Can-Can → bookBy → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Can-Can → originalDirector → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Abe Burrows → name → Abe Burrows self-link ⓘ
James Burrows → parent → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Cactus Flower → author → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Cactus Flower → playwright → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Cactus Flower (1969 film) → basedOnWorkAuthor → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Cactus Flower (stage play) → author → Abe Burrows ⓘ
Cactus Flower (stage play) → writer → Abe Burrows ⓘ