Abe Burrows

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:active_years 1940s-1980s
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Dramatists_Guild
gptkb:The_Writers_Guild_of_America
gptkb:The_American_Theatre_Wing
gptkb:The_Actors_Studio
gptkb:The_Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:The_Roundabout_Theatre_Company
gptkb:The_Directors_Guild_of_America
gptkb:The_National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:The_New_York_Theatre_Workshop
gptkb:The_American_Film_Institute
gptkb:The_Public_Theater
gptkb:The_American_Theatre_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:The_League_of_American_Theatres_and_Producers
gptkb:The_Screen_Actors_Guild
gptkb:The_Broadway_League
The Theatre Hall of Fame
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Broadway
gptkbp:award gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkb:Writers_Guild_of_America_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1910-12-02
1910-12-18
December 18, 1910
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Frank_Loesser
gptkb:Jo_Swerling
gptkb:Charles_Strouse
gptkb:Mitch_Leigh
gptkbp:death_date 1985-04-17
1985-05-17
May 17, 1985
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical_comedy
gptkb:comedy
gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abe Burrows
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Neil_Simon
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Moss_Hart
gptkb:Cole_Porter
gptkb:Irving_Berlin
gptkb:Noel_Coward
gptkb:George_S._Kaufman
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:theater_productions
acting
scriptwriting
producing
collaborative writing
playwriting
comedy writing
television writing
book writing
theatrical direction
film writing
lyric writing
musical direction
radio writing
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying
gptkb:Guys_and_Dolls
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement Inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Won a Tony Award for Best Musical.
Wrote the book for several successful musicals.
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Music_Man
gptkb:Cactus_Flower
gptkb:How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying
gptkb:Guys_and_Dolls
gptkb:The_Royal_Family
gptkb:The_Pajama_Game
The Tunnel of Love
Say, Darling
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:spouse Joan Burrows
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Strawberry_Blonde
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4