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Michael Thornton Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American
professor emeritus
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of
history
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at
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States.
...
, as well as a published author and former television and film
teen actor
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, most well known for the television series ''
Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...
''.
Background
Michael Thornton Burns was born in
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in and the county seat of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from an Algonquin Chief, Miniolagamika, which means "pleasant village".
...
on
Long Island
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, a village in Nassau County to
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''Di ...
and
producer Frank Xavier Burns (best-known for the early television series, ''
Martin Kane, Private Eye
''Martin Kane, Private Eye'' is an American crime drama radio and television series sponsored by United States Tobacco Company. It aired via radio from 1949 to 1952 and was simultaneously a television series on NBC from 1949 to 1954. It was the "ea ...
'') and Mary Lou DeWeese. He has an older sister, Pamela.
In 1949, the family moved to
Yonkers
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, New York. In 1956, the family relocated to
Beverly Hills, California
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, where he attended
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as Beverly or as BHHS) is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills, Moreno High School, is a small alternative school located on B ...
. He attended for a year at the
College of William and Mary
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in
Williamsburg,
Virginia
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before he transferred to
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
, which he attended mostly after hours while still working as an actor during many days and residing in
Redondo Beach.
He graduated
Phi Beta Kappa
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summa cum laude
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in 1976 with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in
history
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. He then obtained his
Master of Arts
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in
European history
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The first early ...
at the same institution. In 1977, he entered
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
in
New Haven
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,
Connecticut
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, from which he received his
Ph.D.
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in Modern European history.
Career
Actor
Burns was discovered by Lee Wallace, the head of casting for
20th Century Fox
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, who arranged Burns' debut on the 1960 episode, "A Taste of Lobster" of ''
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' (also known as simply ''Dobie Gillis'' or ''Max Shulman's Dobie Gillis'' in later seasons and in syndication) is an American sitcom starring Dwayne Hickman that aired on CBS from September 29, 1959, to June 5, ...
''; Burns played a shrewd 13-year-old businessman, Chrissie Tyler, who owned a
babysitting
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agency.
He also guest starred that first year (1960) in ''
Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...
'' as the son of title character Leslie Nielsen in the episode “The Jeremy Dow Story” (S4E14).
He co-starred in a 19-episode
NBC
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comedy
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/
drama
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''
It's a Man's World'' (1962–63 season) as 14-year-old Howie Macauley.
[ Beginning in the fall of 1960 Burns would make five guest appearances on ''Wagon Train'' during its third and fourth seasons. His sixth guest appearance on the final sixth season episode in 1963 would introduce his character, Barnaby West, a regular until the series' end in 1965.
Burns appeared with ]James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality h ...
in ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
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'', a 1962 film. In 1965, Burns auditioned for ''The Monkees
The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conc ...
'' and was one of the 14 finalists who completed screen tests. In 1966, he joined Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...
in the western film, ''40 Guns to Apache Pass
''40 Guns to Apache Pass'' is a 1967 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy.
Plot
In the Arizona Territory of 1868, the Apaches, led by Cochise (Michael Keep), are on the warpath. Army Captain Bruce Coburn (A ...
''. He appeared as a guest star in over thirty-five series during the 1960s and 1970s, mostly Westerns
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, including ''Gunsmoke
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'', '' The Virginian'', ''The Road West
The Road West is an American television Western series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1966, to May 1, 1967.
Overview
Ben Pride moves with his children Timothy, Midge, and Kip, his new wife Elizabeth, his father Tom, and his brother-in-law C ...
'', ''The Legend of Jesse James
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The album features Levon Helm singing the role of Jesse James, Jo ...
'' and ''The Big Valley
''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour e ...
''. In his twenties, he appeared in several films, including ''Journey to Shiloh
''Journey to Shiloh'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by William Hale and starring James Caan, Michael Sarrazin and Brenda Scott. The film is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Will Henry first published in 1960.
Plot
S ...
'' (1968), ''The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
''The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Jeffrey Hunter. It was the final film for Tashlin, who died in 1972.
Plot
Master Sergeant Dan O'Farrell ...
'' (1968), ''That Cold Day in the Park
''That Cold Day in the Park'' is a 1969 psychological thriller film directed by Robert Altman and starring Sandy Dennis. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Miles and adapted for the screen by Gillian Freeman, it was filmed on locati ...
'' (1969), '' Thumb Tripping'' (1972) and ''Santee
Santee may refer to:
People
* Santee Dakota, a subgroup of the Dakota people, of the U.S. Great Plains
* Santee (South Carolina), a Native American people of South Carolina
Places
* Lake Santee, Indiana, a reservoir and census-designated place
* ...
'' (1973). He appeared as "Blue Boy" in " The LSD Story", the pilot episode
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of the relaunched Jack Webb
John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Joe Friday, Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise) ...
police series ''Dragnet 1967
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''.
Historian
In 1980, Burns became a professor of history at Mount Holyoke. In 1991 he authored, ''Dreyfus A Family Affair, 1789–1945'', a study of the Dreyfus affair
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in France
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during the 1890s. A reviewer of Burns' book writing in ''The New York Times
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'' called the work "a solidly written book about the man and his family, a book that emphasises the elemental human drama of the captain's story." Upon his retirement in 2002, Burns was honoured by Mount Holyoke with the designation professor emeritus.
Later life
While on the faculty at Mount Holyoke College, Burns wed the college's then-president, Elizabeth Topham Kennan
Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born February 25, 1938) is an American academic who served as the 16th president of Mount Holyoke College from 1978 to 1995. She also served as president of the Five Colleges consortium from 1985 to 1994.
Education
Ken ...
in June 1986. She has a son, Frank Alexander Kennan, from her previous marriage. Since 2002, the couple have resided in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, where they have restored the Cambus-Kenneth Estate, a crop, cattle, and thoroughbred horse farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.[
He is a member of the Thoroughbred Club of America, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, and the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association.
A ]Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, Burns was a donor to then U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
John Kerry
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in the 2004 presidential election and to Daniel Mongiardo
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, the party nominee for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky that same year. Kerry and Mongiardo lost to incumbent Republicans George W. Bush
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and Jim Bunning
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, respectively.
Scholarship
Books
*''France and the Dreyfus Affair: A Documentary History'' (1998)
*''Dreyfus: A family affair, 1789–1945'' (1991)[
*''Rural society and French politics : Boulangism and the Dreyfus affair, 1886–1900'' (1984)]
Reviews
Michael Burns, "Local Hero: How a provincial laborer became a reformer in 19th-century France"
''The New York Times'', October 8, 2000.
Select filmography and television
*'' Police Woman'' - Powers (1977)
*''The Bionic Woman
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'' - Carl Franklin (1977)
*''The Streets of San Francisco
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'' (1973–1976)
*''Love, American Style
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'' (1972–1973)
*''Santee
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People
* Santee Dakota, a subgroup of the Dakota people, of the U.S. Great Plains
* Santee (South Carolina), a Native American people of South Carolina
Places
* Lake Santee, Indiana, a reservoir and census-designated place
* ...
'' - Jody (1973) With Glenn Ford
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*'' Thumb Tripping'' - Gary (1972)
* ''Gidget Gets Married
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Plot
Now that Jeff has completed his ...
'' - Jeff (Moondoggie
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) (1972)
*''The F.B.I.
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'' - Holt Campbell (Season 6, Ep 22, 1971)
* ''The Partridge Family
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'' - Paul (1971) "The Undergraduate"
*''Hawaii Five-O
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* ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...
'' - William T. Shem, Jr. (Episode 78, 1971)
*''Then Came Bronson
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'' Billy Mulavey (Episode 16, 1970)
*'' The Virginian'' (6 episodes 1966–1971)
*''Gunsmoke
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'' - Arlie Joe (1968–1970)
*''That Cold Day in the Park
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'' - The boy (1969)
*'' Dragnet 1969'' - Joy Riders as Harold Rustin (1969)
*''The Mad Room
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'' - George Hardy (1969)
*'' The Outcasts'' - as Randy Forrest in the episode "The Bounty Children" (1968)
*''The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
''The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Jeffrey Hunter. It was the final film for Tashlin, who died in 1972.
Plot
Master Sergeant Dan O'Farrell ...
'' - Private Johnny Bannon (1968)
*''Journey to Shiloh
''Journey to Shiloh'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by William Hale and starring James Caan, Michael Sarrazin and Brenda Scott. The film is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Will Henry first published in 1960.
Plot
S ...
'' - as Eubie Bell (1968)
*''The Big Valley
''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour e ...
'' - Danny Wiggins (1968)
*''Daniel Boone
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'' - Cal Trevor in the episode "The Spanish Horse" (1967)
*''Dragnet 1967
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'' - Benjie "Blueboy" Carver in " The LSD Story" with Robert Knapp (1967)
*''Dundee and the Culhane
''Dundee and the Culhane'' is an American Western drama series starring John Mills and Sean Garrison that aired on CBS from September 6 to December 13, 1967.
Synopsis
''Dundee and the Culhane'' follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who pro ...
'' - Nugget Hughes in "The 1000 Feet Deep Brief" (1967)
*’’40 Guns to Apache Pass
''40 Guns to Apache Pass'' is a 1967 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy.
Plot
In the Arizona Territory of 1868, the Apaches, led by Cochise (Michael Keep), are on the warpath. Army Captain Bruce Coburn (A ...
’’ (1967)
*''Bonanza
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'' - Donny Benson in the episode "Napoleon's Children" (1967)
*''Insight
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*a piece of information
*the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intu ...
'' - six episodes from 1967 to 1972, the last as Douglas Hendricks in '"Nobody Loves a Rich Uncle"
*''The Big Valley
''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour e ...
'' - Lon Morton (1966)
*''Bonanza
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'' - Jamie in the episode "The Trouble with Jamie" (1966)
*''Wagon Train
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'' - Barnaby West (28 episodes (1960–1965)
*''Kraft Mystery Theater
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'' - Little Bob Longstreet in the episode "Shadow of a Man" (1963)
*'' It's A Man's World'' - Howie Macauley (1962–1963)
*"Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
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" - Danny Hobbs (1962)
*''Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...
'' - Billy Latham in "The Dr. Denker Story" Season5, Episode 16, Jan 31, 1962
*''The Twilight Zone
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'' - Paul Stockton in " The Shelter" (1961)
* '' The Tall Man'' - Danny in "Ransom of a Town" (1961)
*''Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...
'' - Homer Banning in "The Odyssey of Flint McCullough" (02/15/1961)
*''Tales of Wells Fargo
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'' - Billy Matson in "Frightened Witness" (1960)
*''Shotgun Slade
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'' - in "The Missing Dog" (1960)
*'' Wrangler'' - Clary Browning in the episode "The Affair with Browning's Woman" (1960)
* ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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'' - Chrissie Tyler in the episode "A Taste For Lobster" (1960)
* ''Wagon Train
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'' - Bruce Millikan in the episode “The Jeremy Dow Story” (1960 - S4E14).
Notes
External links
*
Michael Burns
at Allmovie
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