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." Burns was born May 18, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland.
He attended the University of Oregon from 1953 to 1957 before heading to Los Angeles and breaking into show business. His first venture.
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