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Allan Burns
Allan Burns
Born	Allan Pennington Burns; May 18, 1935; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	January 30, 2021 (aged 85); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Screenwriter; television producer;
Notable work	The Munsters; The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Spouse	Joan Bailey (m. 1964)
Children	2
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Allan Pennington Burns (May 18, 1935 – January 30, 2021)^[1] was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was best known for co-creating and writing for the television sitcoms The Munsters and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Early life

Burns was born in Baltimore on May 18, 1935.^[2]^[3] His father died when he was nine years old. Three years later, he moved to Honolulu with his mother after his older brother was assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor.^[1] He attended Punahou School and illustrated a cartoon that featured several times a week in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.^[4] He studied architecture at the University of Oregon starting in 1953,^[2]^[3] after being awarded a partial scholarship. He dropped out two years later and moved to Los Angeles, where he secured a job as a page for NBC.^[4]

Career

Before breaking into television and film, he started in animation, working for Jay Ward and collaborating on and animating The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Dudley Do-Right, and George of the Jungle.^[2] Burns also created the Cap'n Crunch character for Quaker Oats.^[3]

After his stint writing for Jay Ward, Burns formed a partnership with Chris Hayward. They created the series The Munsters (1964) and My Mother the Car (1965), and they were hired by producer Leonard Stern as story editors for the series He & She, for which they won an Emmy award for comedy writing.^[2] The last project between Hayward and Burns was the sitcom Get Smart.^[2] During this time, Burns co-wrote the unaired version of the 1965 pilot episode of The Smothers Brothers Show.^[2]

Burns first met James L. Brooks in 1965, getting him a writing job on his show My Mother The Car.^[5] After being impressed with the television pilot for Brooks's show Room 222, Burns began a partnership with Brooks and joined the Room 222 writing staff and later produced the series.^[2]

After Room 222, television executive Grant Tinker hired Brooks and Burns to develop a television series for CBS starring Mary Tyler Moore.^[2] In 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered and became a critically acclaimed series, spawning spin-off series such as Lou Grant and Rhoda.^[3] Brooks and Burns also created the 1974 situation comedy Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers.^[6] Burns also worked as a writer and producer on the shows FM,^[3] The Duck Factory,^[7]^[8] Eisenhower and Lutz, and Cutters.^[3]

Burns also worked in film, co-writing the film A Little Romance (1979), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.^[9] He also wrote the screenplays Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Just the Way You Are and wrote and directed Just Between Friends.^[10]

Personal life

Burns married Joan Bailey in 1964; the couple had two children: Eric and Matthew.^[11]

Burns died at his home in Los Angeles on January 30, 2021, aged 85, from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.^[1]

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year^[a]	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1968	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	He & She, "The Coming-Out Party" (with Chris Hayward)	Won	^[12]
1971		The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Support Your Local Mother," (with James L. Brooks)	Won	^[13]
1973		The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "The Good Time News" (with James L. Brooks)	Nominated	^[14]
1975		Rhoda, "Rhoda's Wedding" (with Norman Barasch, James L. Brooks, David Davis, David Lloyd, Carroll Moore, and Lorenzo Music)	Nominated	^[15]
1977		The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "The Last Show" (with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, and Ed. Weinberger)	Won	^[16]
1980	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Lou Grant, "Brushfire" (with Gene Reynolds)	Nominated	^[17]

Notes

^ Indicates the year of the ceremony.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sandomir, Richard (February 3, 2021). "Allan Burns, a Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Haring, Bruce (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns Dies: Co-Creator Of 'The Munsters' And 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Was 85". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Shafer, Ellise (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns, Emmy-Winning Writer and Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Mike (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns, Co-Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Alex Simon (December 1997 – January 1998). "James L. Brooks: Laughter That Stings in Your Throat". Venice Magazine
^ "Some Laughs in Big Package Producer". Dayton Daily News. July 30, 1974. p. 36. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Shales, Tom (April 12, 1984). "Absolutely Ducky!Madness &". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Ross, Val (April 9, 1984). "A chameleon comic adapts to success". Maclean's. Toronto. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "A Little Romance (1979)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "Allan Burns". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Alley, Robert S. "Burns, Allan". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
^ "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1968". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1971". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1973". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1975". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1977". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to 1980. Penguin Books. p. 934. ISBN 9780140049114.

External links

[12] Indicates the year of the ceremony.

[NYT-1] Sandomir, Richard (February 3, 2021). "Allan Burns, a Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[Haring-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Haring, Bruce (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns Dies: Co-Creator Of 'The Munsters' And 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Was 85". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[Shafer-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Shafer, Ellise (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns, Emmy-Winning Writer and Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[Barnes-4] Barnes, Mike (January 31, 2021). "Allan Burns, Co-Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[5] Alex Simon (December 1997 – January 1998). "James L. Brooks: Laughter That Stings in Your Throat". Venice Magazine

[6] "Some Laughs in Big Package Producer". Dayton Daily News. July 30, 1974. p. 36. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[7] Shales, Tom (April 12, 1984). "Absolutely Ducky!Madness &". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[8] Ross, Val (April 9, 1984). "A chameleon comic adapts to success". Maclean's. Toronto. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[9] "A Little Romance (1979)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[10] "Allan Burns". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[museum-11] Alley, Robert S. "Burns, Allan". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[13] "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1968". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[14] "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1971". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[15] "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1973". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[16] "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1975". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[17] "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1977". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[18] McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to 1980. Penguin Books. p. 934. ISBN 9780140049114.

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-'''Allan Burns''' (May 18, 1935{{spnd}}January 30, 2021) was an American [[screenwriter]] and [[television producer]].  He was best known for creating and writing for the television [[sitcom]] ''[[The Munsters]]'' as well as ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' and ''[[Rhoda]]'', both of which he created and wrote for alongside [[James L. Brooks]].
+'''Allan Pennington Burns''' (May 18, 1935{{spnd}}January 30, 2021)<ref name = NYT>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/allan-burns-dead.html|title = Allan Burns, a Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85|last = Sandomir|first = Richard|date = February 3, 2021|access-date = February 3, 2021|work = The New York Times}}</ref> was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was best known for co-creating and writing for the television sitcoms ''[[The Munsters]]'' and ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''.
 ==Early life==
-Burns was born in [[Baltimore]] on June 14, 1935.<ref name=Haring>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns Dies: Co-Creator Of 'The Munsters' And 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Was 85|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/allan-burns-dies-the-munters-mary-tyler-moore-rhoda-obituary-1234684359/|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=January 31, 2021|accessdate=January 31, 2021|magazine=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name=Shafer>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns, Emmy-Winning Writer and Creator of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 85|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/allan-burns-dead-dies-writer-creator-mary-tyler-moore-show-1234896855/|first=Ellise|last=Shafer|date=January 31, 2021|accessdate=January 31, 2021|magazine=Variety}}</ref>  His father died when he was nine years old.  Three years later, with his mother, he moved to [[Honolulu]] after his older brother was assigned to [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor]]. He attended [[Punahou School]] and illustrated a cartoon that featured several times a week in the ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]''.<ref name=Barnes>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns, Co-Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allan-burns-dead-mary-tyler-moore-show-lou-grant-my-mother-car-creator-was-85-1122683|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=January 31, 2021|accessdate=January 31, 2021|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He studied architecture at the [[University of Oregon]] starting in 1953,<ref name=Haring/><ref name=Shafer/> after being awarded a partial [[scholarship]]. However, he dropped out two years later and moved to Los Angeles, where he secured a job as a page for [[NBC]].<ref name=Barnes/>
+Burns was born in Baltimore on May 18, 1935.<ref name=Haring>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns Dies: Co-Creator Of 'The Munsters' And 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Was 85|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/allan-burns-dies-the-munters-mary-tyler-moore-rhoda-obituary-1234684359/|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021|magazine=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name=Shafer>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns, Emmy-Winning Writer and Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/allan-burns-dead-dies-writer-creator-mary-tyler-moore-show-1234896855/|first=Ellise|last=Shafer|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021|magazine=Variety}}</ref> His father died when he was nine years old. Three years later, he moved to Honolulu with his mother after his older brother was assigned to [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor]].<ref name = NYT/> He attended [[Punahou School]] and illustrated a cartoon that featured several times a week in the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''.<ref name=Barnes>{{cite news|title=Allan Burns, Co-Creator of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies at 85|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allan-burns-dead-mary-tyler-moore-show-lou-grant-my-mother-car-creator-was-85-1122683|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He studied architecture at the University of Oregon starting in 1953,<ref name=Haring/><ref name=Shafer/> after being awarded a partial scholarship. He dropped out two years later and moved to Los Angeles, where he secured a job as a page for NBC.<ref name=Barnes/>
 ==Career==
-Before breaking into television and film, he started in animation, working for [[Jay Ward]] and collaborating and animating ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]'', and ''[[George of the Jungle]]''.<ref name=Haring/> Burns also created the [[Cap'n Crunch]] character for [[Quaker Oats]].<ref name=Shafer/>
+Before breaking into television and film, he started in animation, working for [[Jay Ward]] and collaborating on and animating ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]'', and ''[[George of the Jungle]]''.<ref name=Haring/> Burns also created the [[Cap'n Crunch]] character for [[Quaker Oats]].<ref name=Shafer/>
-After his stint writing for Jay Ward, Burns formed a partnership with [[Chris Hayward]]. They created the series ''[[The Munsters]]'' (1964) and ''[[My Mother the Car]]'' (1965), and were later hired by producer [[Leonard B. Stern|Leonard Stern]] as story editors for the [[CBS]] series ''[[He & She]]'', for which they won an Emmy award for comedy writing.<ref name=Haring/> The last project between Hayward and Burns would be as story editors for the sitcom ''[[Get Smart]]''.<ref name=Haring/>  During this time, Burns also co-wrote the unaired version of the 1965 pilot episode of ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]''.<ref name=Haring/>
+After his stint writing for Jay Ward, Burns formed a partnership with [[Chris Hayward]]. They created the series ''[[The Munsters]]'' (1964) and ''[[My Mother the Car]]'' (1965), and they were hired by producer [[Leonard B. Stern|Leonard Stern]] as story editors for the series ''[[He & She]]'', for which they won an Emmy award for comedy writing.<ref name=Haring/> The last project between Hayward and Burns was the sitcom ''[[Get Smart]]''.<ref name=Haring/> During this time, Burns co-wrote the unaired version of the 1965 pilot episode of ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]''.<ref name=Haring/>
-Burns began a partnership with [[James L. Brooks]] in 1969 after being impressed with the [[television pilot]] for Brooks's show ''[[Room 222]]''.  Burns joined the ''Room 222'' writing staff and later produced the series.<ref name=Haring/>
+Burns first met [[James L. Brooks]] in 1965, getting him a writing job on his show ''[[My Mother The Car]]''.<ref>Alex Simon (December 1997 – January 1998). "James L. Brooks: Laughter That Stings in Your Throat". Venice Magazine</ref> After being impressed with the television pilot for Brooks's show ''[[Room 222]]'', Burns began a partnership with Brooks and joined the ''Room 222'' writing staff and later produced the series.<ref name=Haring/>
-After ''Room 222'', television executive [[Grant Tinker]] hired Brooks and Burns to develop a television series for CBS starring [[Mary Tyler Moore]].<ref name=Haring/> In 1970, ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' premiered and became a critically acclaimed series, spawning spin-off series such as ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' and ''[[Rhoda]]''.<ref name = Shafer/> Brooks and Burns also created the 1974 situation comedy ''[[Friends and Lovers (TV series)|Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Some Laughs in Big Package Producer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/412053581/|page=36|date=July 30, 1974|accessdate=January 31, 2021|newspaper=Dayton Daily News}}</ref>  Burns also worked as a writer and producer on the shows ''[[FM (U.S. TV series)|FM]]'',<ref name=Shafer/> ''[[The Duck Factory]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Absolutely Ducky!Madness &|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/04/12/absolutely-duckymadness-38/501547e0-6565-40d5-ac7b-dc21a1af1ea6/|first=Tom|last=Shales|date=April 12, 1984|accessdate=January 31, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ross|first=Val|date=April 9, 1984|title=A chameleon comic adapts to successs|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1984/4/9/a-chameleon-comic-adapts-to-success|magazine=Maclean's|location=Toronto|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Eisenhower and Lutz]]'', and ''[[Cutters (TV series)|Cutters]]''.<ref name=Shafer/>
+After ''Room 222'', television executive [[Grant Tinker]] hired Brooks and Burns to develop a television series for CBS starring [[Mary Tyler Moore]].<ref name=Haring/> In 1970, ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' premiered and became a critically acclaimed series, spawning spin-off series such as ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' and ''[[Rhoda]]''.<ref name = Shafer/> Brooks and Burns also created the 1974 situation comedy ''[[Friends and Lovers (TV series)|Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Some Laughs in Big Package Producer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/412053581/|page=36|date=July 30, 1974|access-date=January 31, 2021|newspaper=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> Burns also worked as a writer and producer on the shows ''[[FM (U.S. TV series)|FM]]'',<ref name=Shafer/> ''[[The Duck Factory]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Absolutely Ducky!Madness &|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/04/12/absolutely-duckymadness-38/501547e0-6565-40d5-ac7b-dc21a1af1ea6/|first=Tom|last=Shales|date=April 12, 1984|access-date=January 31, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ross|first=Val|date=April 9, 1984|title=A chameleon comic adapts to success|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1984/4/9/a-chameleon-comic-adapts-to-success|magazine=Maclean's|location=Toronto|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Eisenhower and Lutz]]'', and ''[[Cutters (TV series)|Cutters]]''.<ref name=Shafer/>
-Burns also worked in film, co-writing the film ''[[A Little Romance]]'' (1979), for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81587/a-little-romance|title =A Little Romance (1979)|website = [[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate = January 31, 2021}}</ref> He also wrote the screenplays ''[[Butch and Sundance: The Early Days]]'', ''[[Just the Way You Are (1984 film)|Just the Way You Are]]'' and wrote and directed ''[[Just Between Friends]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/25570%7C0/Allan-Burns#overview|title = Allan Burns|website = [[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date = January 31, 2021}}</ref>
+Burns also worked in film, co-writing the film ''[[A Little Romance]]'' (1979), for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81587/a-little-romance|title =A Little Romance (1979)|website = Turner Classic Movies|access-date = January 31, 2021}}</ref> He also wrote the screenplays ''[[Butch and Sundance: The Early Days]]'', ''[[Just the Way You Are (1984 film)|Just the Way You Are]]'' and wrote and directed ''[[Just Between Friends]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/25570%7C0/Allan-Burns#overview|title = Allan Burns|website = Turner Classic Movies|access-date = January 31, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Burns married Joan Bailey in 1964; the couple had two children:  Eric and Matthew.<ref name=museum>{{cite web|title=Burns, Allan |work=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]] |url=http://www.museum.tv/eotv/burnsallan.htm |access-date=February 27, 2017 |author=Alley, Robert S. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128224340/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/burnsallan.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2017 }}</ref>
+Burns married Joan Bailey in 1964; the couple had two children: Eric and Matthew.<ref name=museum>{{cite web|title=Burns, Allan |work=Museum of Broadcast Communications |url=http://www.museum.tv/eotv/burnsallan.htm |access-date=February 27, 2017 |author=Alley, Robert S. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128224340/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/burnsallan.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2017 }}</ref>
-Burns died on January 30, 2021, at the age of 85; no cause of death was announced.<ref name=Haring/><ref name=Shafer/>
+Burns died at his home in Los Angeles on January 30, 2021, aged 85, from [[Parkinson's disease]] and [[Lewy body dementias|Lewy body dementia]].<ref name = NYT/>
 ==Awards==
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+| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1968|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1968/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|access-date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
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+| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1971|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1971/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|access-date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
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 | [[25th Primetime Emmy Awards|1973]]
 | ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', "The Good Time News" (with James L. Brooks)
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-| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1973|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1973/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|accessdate=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1973|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1973/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|access-date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
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 | [[27th Primetime Emmy Awards|1975]]
 | ''[[Rhoda]]'', "Rhoda's Wedding" (with [[Norman Barasch]], James L. Brooks, [[David Davis (TV producer)|David Davis]], [[David Lloyd (writer)|David Lloyd]], [[Carroll Moore]], and [[Lorenzo Music]])
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-| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1975|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|accessdate=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1975|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|access-date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
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 | [[29th Primetime Emmy Awards|1977]]
 | ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', "The Last Show" (with James L. Brooks, [[Stan Daniels]], [[Bob Ellison]], David Lloyd, and [[Ed. Weinberger]])
 | {{won}}
-| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1977|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1977/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|accessdate=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – 1977|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1977/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series|access-date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Television Academy}}</ref>
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 | [[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1980]]
 | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]]
-| ''[[Lou Grant]]'', "Brushfire" (with [[Gene Reynolds]])
+| ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'', "Brushfire" (with [[Gene Reynolds]])
 | {{nom}}
-| <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=q8JkAAAAMAAJ|title=Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to 1980|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1980|last=McNeil|first=Alex|page=934|isbn=9780140049114}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8JkAAAAMAAJ|title=Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to 1980|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1980|last=McNeil|first=Alex|page=934|isbn=9780140049114}}</ref>
 |}
+==Notes==
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+{{Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement}}
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