Allan Burns, Emmy-winning writer of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, passes away at age 85
The writing community is in mourning on Sunday, with the news that Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated writer Allan Burns has passed away.
The writer, who won five Emmys, four for his work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, passed on Saturday, January 30, his friend Dan Pasternack confirmed to Variety.
His writing partner James L. Brooks, who he shared his four Emmys on The Mary Tyler Moore Show with, also announced Burns’ death in a heartfelt tweet on Sunday.
R.I.P.: The writing community is in mourning on Sunday, with the news that Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated writer Allan Burns has passed away
‘Alan Burns, my writing partner during the Mary Tyler Moore days, died yesterday,’ Brooks began.
‘His singular writing career brought him every conceivable recognition. But, you had to know him to appreciate his full rarity,’ he added.
‘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