David Burns (actor)
David Burns | |
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Born |
Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | June 22, 1902
Died |
March 12, 1971 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1918-1971 |
Spouse(s) | Mildred Todd |
David Burns (June 22, 1902 – March 12, 1971) was an American Broadway theatre and motion picture actor and singer.[1][2]
Life and career
Burns was born on Mott Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, the son of Harry and Dora Burns of Brooklyn.[3]
He made his Broadway debut in 1921 in Polly Preferred and went to London with the show in 1924.[4] His first musical was Face the Music in 1932,[5] and Cole Porter's Nymph Errant (1933) was his London debut.[6] He appeared in many comedies and musicals over an almost 50-year career.[7]
He won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, for his performances as "Mayor Shinn" in The Music Man (1958) and as "Senex" in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963).[8][7]
Burns introduced the hit song "It Takes a Woman" from Hello, Dolly (1964) as the original "Horace Vandergelder".[9][10]
Burns won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Drama Series for his role of Mr. Solomon in the 1971 TV special (Hallmark Hall of Fame) The Price by Arthur Miller.[11]
Death
Burns died on stage on March 12, 1971 of a heart attack, in Philadelphia during the out-of-town tryout of Kander and Ebb's musical 70, Girls, 70.[3]
Selected credits
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1958 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | The Music Man[7] | Won |
1963 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum[7] | Won | ||
1966 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Trials of O'Brien[11] | Nominated |
1971 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Won | ||
Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen[7] | Nominated | |
Further reading
- Oderman, Stuart, Talking to the Piano Player 2. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 1-59393-320-7.
References
- ↑ Sandra Brennan. "David Burns - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "David Burns". BFI.
- 1 2 "David Burns, 69, Star In Musicals" The New York Times, March 13, 1971.
- ↑ The Broadway League. "David Burns - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".
- ↑ Face the Music ibdb.com, retrieved October 12, 2017
- ↑ Nymph Errant sondheimguide.com, retrieved October 12, 2017
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "David Burns Broadway" Playbill.com; retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Search Past Tony Award Winners and Nominees - TonyAwards.com - The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® - Official Website by IBM". TonyAwards.com.
- ↑ The Broadway League. "Hello, Dolly! - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".
- ↑ Hello, Dolly! Playbill.com; retrieved October 12, 2017.
- 1 2 "David Burns Emmy" emmys.com, retrieved October 14, 2017
- ↑ Barnes, Clive. "Theater: Art Buchwald's 'Sheep on the Runway' " The New York Times, February 2, 1970
- ↑ "David Burns Films" tcm.com, retrieved October 12, 2017