recorded albums for Decca and Columbia. The Girl with the Three Blue Eyes and other topical type songs (1947, Decca A-607), 10-inch 78rpm, reissued on 10-inch LP (1950, Decca DL 5288) Abe Burrows Sings? (1950, Columbia), with orchestra under the direction of Milton DeLugg, 10-inch LP Fun House! (1959, Harmony Records), various artists, includes Boulder Dam by Burrows Personal life He was married twice. His son, James Burrows, became an influential television director whose credits have included The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Cheers. His daughter, Laurie Burrows Grad, is the author of four cookbooks and host of her own cooking show on The Learning Channel. Abe Burrows died from Alzheimer's disease in his native New York City. References Further reading Burrows, Abe. Honest Abe: Is There Really No Business Like Show Business? Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1980. Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2000. External links Abe Burrows papers, 1904-1993, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Abe Burrows scores, 1947-1949, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Duffy's Tavern: "Leave Us Face It" (14 December 1943) with guest star: Dinah Shore The Abe Burrows Show, four surviving episodes Abe Burrows speaking at an ASCAP seminar on the musical theater as broadcast by WNYC on October 21, 1962. Jewish American writers Pulitzer Prize for Drama winners Tony Award winners Writers from Brooklyn Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in New York (state) 1910 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers Broadway theatre directors New Utrecht High School alumni 20th-century American Jews