Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1962) Winner
Abe Burrows
エイブ・バロウズ
Eibu Barōzu
Aliases:
Abram Solman Borowitz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1910-12-18 （New York City, U.S.）
- Died
- 1985-05-17 （New York City, U.S.） age 74
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Composer, Librettist, Director, Humorist
- Active Years
- 1938-1985
- Influenced By
- Damon Runyon, George S. Kaufman
- Influenced
- Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen, James Burrows
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1951, Guys and Dolls, award vetoed)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | — | — | — | United States |
| New York University | — | — | — | — | United States |
City College of New York
Country:
United States
Attended
New York University
Country:
United States
Attended but dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1962 | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | — | American Theatre Wing | Winner |
| 1962 | Tony Award for Best Author | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | — | American Theatre Wing | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1962
Work:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
1962
Work:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Winner
Tony Award for Best Author
1962
Work:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Guys and Dolls
1950 MusicalA Broadway musical depicting the love and adventures of New York gamblers and Salvation Army women.
GamblingRomanceStreet culture
Adaptations
- [Film] Guys and Dolls / Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1955)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1961 MusicalA satirical musical about an ambitious young man succeeding in business.
BusinessAmbitionSatire
Can-Can
1953 MusicalA musical about a Paris dancer and lawyer's romance.
RomanceDanceParis
Bibliography
- Make a Wish
- Two on the Aisle
- Silk Stockings
- Cactus Flower
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalWittyDialogue-drivenRadio-influenced
- Recurring Motifs
- New York street charactersComedy songsElegant gangsters
Health
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Alzheimer's disease晩年Cause of death, impacted late career
Legacy
Iconic Broadway writer and director of the golden age, Pulitzer and Tony winner for Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed. Son James Burrows is a renowned TV director.
Archives
- New York Public Library (Abe Burrows papers)
In Popular Culture
- Known as a regular witty panelist on TV game shows
Quotes
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The people on that show were New York mugs, nice mugs, sweet mugs, and like Damon Runyon's mugs they all talked like ladies and gentlemen.
Source: About Duffy's Tavern
Trivia
- Jewish American
- Avoided Hollywood blacklist by testifying to HUAC
- Son James Burrows directed Cheers and Taxi
- Published memoir Honest, Abe in 1980