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Jay Burton(1916-1993)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Jay Burton was born on 20 February 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Julie Andrews Hour (1972), High Anxiety (1977) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He died on 24 March 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 20, 1916
DiedMarch 24, 1993(77)
BornFebruary 20, 1916
DiedMarch 24, 1993(77)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

"The Julie Andrews Hour" Julie Andrews
The Julie Andrews Hour
9.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
High Anxiety
6.6
  • Patient
  • 1977
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Senator #3 - The Roman Empire
  • 1981
Dom DeLuise and Friends
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Lynn Redgrave and Jackie Mason in Chicken Soup (1989)
    Chicken Soup
    5.5
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1989
  • Dom DeLuise and Friends
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1983–1985
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon (1984)
    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
    7.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T (1984)
    Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T
    7.4
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins (1984)
    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins
    7.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
    TV Special
    • additional material
    • 1981
  • The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
    5.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1980–1981
  • Dinah Shore in Dinah! (1974)
    Dinah!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath (1979)
    Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath
    6.0
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers (1978)
    Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers
    6.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (1978)
    Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart
    8.3
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1978
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978)
    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
    All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
    5.0
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1975

Actor

  • History of the World: Part I (1981)
    History of the World: Part I
    6.8
    • Senator #3 - The Roman Empire
    • 1981
  • Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
    High Anxiety
    6.6
    • Patient
    • 1977
  • Ashley Porter in The Young Nurses (1973)
    The Young Nurses
    4.5
    • Chicken's Manager
    • 1973
  • Gary Crosby, Joey Dee, and Kay Medford in Two Tickets to Paris (1962)
    Two Tickets to Paris
    5.7
    • Charles
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • The Perry Como Show (1948)
    The Perry Como Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Autumn Leaves" (Les Feuilles Mortes)
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 20, 1916
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 24, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Song Writer, Co-Wrote: A Stone's Throw From Heaven Produced 7 times from 1941 to 2005. Glenn Miller - In The Mood - 2005 (most recent) (Box Set, , 10×CD, Compilation)

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