▁Mon mouth ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁Long ▁Branch ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁John ▁Bar nes ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁literary ▁magazine ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁up ▁gradu ating . ▁ ▁John ▁Bar nes ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Bar nes ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁writing ▁for ▁CBS , ▁the ▁local ▁radio ▁station . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁projects ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁with ▁CBS ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁radio - d rama ▁series , ▁featuring ▁Ken ▁Nord ine ▁as ▁the ▁host . ▁He ▁was ▁fier c ely ▁protect ive ▁of ▁this ▁films ▁and ▁would ▁demand ▁those ▁who ▁asked ▁for ▁changes ▁to ▁his ▁scripts ▁and ▁films ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁request ▁before ▁considering ▁it . ▁ ▁Bar nes ' ▁works ▁frequently ▁star red ▁notable ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁J udi ▁Den ch , ▁Doug lass ▁Campbell , ▁Richard ▁K iley , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Frances ▁Stern hagen . ▁Bar nes ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁a ▁series ▁titled ▁Shaw ▁v . ▁Shakespeare ▁that ▁featured ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw ▁as ▁played ▁by ▁actor ▁Donald ▁M off at . ▁The ▁three ▁part ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁accepted ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁Bar nes ' s ▁mag num ▁op us . ▁Bar nes ▁put ▁much ▁weight ▁on ▁casting ▁actors