This Sunday, a massive contributor to the world of horror, Allan Moore, passed away. Fans first received the news through social media, where Burns’ long-time colleague James L Brooks penned down his respects for the late actor. Burns is best known for his work on sitcoms ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ (1970-1977) and ‘The Munsters’ (1964-1966). After Brooks’ announcement, many notable names like Ed Asner (actor), Christie Lahti (actor), Dan Barette (podcaster), and many more took to Twitter to express their sadness over the death of this great persona.
How the news was received
The Emmy-winning artist was eighty-five years old, and although no details have yet been revealed about the cause of his death, it is possible that he passed away due to his old age. After James’ Twitter announcement calling Burns a “beauty of a human”, Allan’s son Matt Burns confirmed the news through Variety. Burns was only twenty-three years old when he moved to Los Angeles to begin his iconic career. He initially started with assisting Jay Ward in his work on ‘The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Dudley Do-Right’.
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All the great things he contributed to the world of entertainment
Later in life, Allan Burns worked on some of the most prominentTV shows, including ‘Room 222’, ‘Lou Grant,’ ‘Rhoda,’ and ‘Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers.’ All of these shows were received quite well, and Burns even went on to work as a co-writer for the film ‘A Little Romance,’ which bagged him an Academy Award nomination for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” His most famous show, ‘The Munsters,’ was one of the earlier examples of comedy and goth coming together. Many believe that ‘The Munsters’ walked so ‘The Addams Family’ could run. Burns has won three Emmy Awards for his writing, including for ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ which followed a single independent woman moving to a new city and struggling to keep her career and love life balanced.
