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'He was simply the finest man I have ever known. A beauty of a human,' Brooks concluded.
Writing partner: 'Alan Burns, my writing partner during the Mary Tyler Moore days, died yesterday,' Brooks began
James' tweet: 'He was simply the finest man I have ever known. A beauty of a human,' Brooks concluded
Burns was born June 14, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland and made his way west, attending the University of Oregon from 1953 to 1957.
He started his writing career in 1962 as a story editor on Father of the Bride, before he teamed up with Chris Hayward, as they both created The Munsters and My Mother The Car.