Burrows, Abe

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Burrows, Abe [né Abram Solman Borowitz] (1910–85), librettist and director. The native New Yorker turned to the stage after writing for radio and television, striking gold with his first venture: the highly successful Guys and Dolls (1950), whose libretto was co‐written with Jo Swerling. His later hits were Can‐Can (1953); Silk Stockings (1955), written in collaboration with George S. Kaufman and Leueen McGrath; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961); and Cactus Flower (1965), a play adapted from the French. Alone or with others he also wrote Make a Wish (1951), Three Wishes for Jamie (1952), Say, Darling (1958), and First Impressions (1959). Burrows served as director for many of these plays, as well as for others, and also often acted as play doctor. Autobiography: Honest Abe, 1980.

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