Ed Burns
American screenwriter (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Baltimore television writer. For other people with the same name, see Ed Burns (disambiguation).
Edward P. Burns (born January 29, 1946) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. For HBO, they have collaborated on The Corner, The Wire, Generation Kill, The Plot Against America, and We Own This City. Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the homicide and narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher. He often draws upon these experiences for his writing.[2]
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Born | Edward P. Burns[1] (1946-01-29) January 29, 1946 (age 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter, television producer, teacher, police officer |
Subject | Crime fiction, true crime |
Notable works | The Wire, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, Generation Kill |
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