Abe Burrows
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Abe Burrows was an American writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage, and librettist for Broadway musicals. His versatile career in radio, Broadway, and television spanned many dec
Burrows on Match Game in 1977.
Duffy's Tavern
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Duffy's Tavern is an American radio sitcom that ran for a decade on several networks, concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast.
Abe Burrows
…Burrows was able to gain a foothold in radio. His big break came when he began working with Ed Gardner, the writer and star of radio's legendary sitcom, Duffy's Tavern. The two created the successful show after Gardner's character, Archie, had premiered on This Is New York, an earlier radio program. In 1941, Burrows…
Sam Berman's caricature of Ed Gardner as the bartender Archie on Duffy's Tavern was published in NBC's 1947 book promoting the network's top stars.
Poster for the Duffy's Tavern movie