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Writing partner: Alan Burns, my writing partner during the Mary Tyler Moore days, died yesterday, Brooks began
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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.
Allan Burns, Emmy-Winning Writer and Creator of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Dies at 85
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Allan Burns, a television producer and screenwriter best known for co-creating and cowriting for the television sitcoms The Munsters, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Rhoda, died Saturday at home. He was 85 and no details were immediately available on the cause of death.
Dan Pasternack, a producer and programming executive and longtime friend of the family, said Burns was a mentor to many. As much of a legend as he was, and as diverse of a career as he enjoyed, the most remarkable thing about Allan Burns was how kind he was to so many people.