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Rita Burton(1946-2003)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Rita Burton was born on 18 January 1946 in Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA. She was a production manager and producer, known for The Lily Tomlin Special (1975), Davis Rules (1991) and A Different World (1987). She died on 5 December 2003 in Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1946
DiedDecember 5, 2003(57)
BornJanuary 18, 1946
DiedDecember 5, 2003(57)
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Known for

The Lily Tomlin Special
7.7
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1975
Davis Rules (1991)
Davis Rules
7.2
TV Series
  • Production Manager
Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
A Different World
7.0
TV Series
  • Production Manager
Grace Under Fire (1993)
Grace Under Fire
6.4
TV Series
  • Production Manager

Credits

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Production Manager

  • John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
    Roseanne
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1991–1994
  • Grace Under Fire (1993)
    Grace Under Fire
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1993–1994
  • Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
    A Different World
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1991–1993
  • Davis Rules (1991)
    Davis Rules
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1991–1992
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1991–1992
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)
    One Day at a Time
    6.6
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • Joyce Bulifant, Richard Dawson, Patti Deutsch, Fannie Flagg, Elaine Joyce, Dick Martin, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Nipsey Russell, Brett Somers, Marcia Wallace, and Betty White in Match Game (1973)
    Match Game
    8.3
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1973–1975
  • The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1974
  • Eva Marie Saint in The First Woman President (1974)
    The First Woman President
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1974
  • Hamburgers
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1974
  • Lily Tomlin in Lily (1973)
    Lily
    7.4
    TV Special
    • production supervisor
    • 1973
  • The Lily Tomlin Show
    7.9
    TV Special
    • production supervisor
    • 1973
  • Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972)
    Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
    5.8
    TV Special
    • production supervisor
    • 1972

Producer

  • The Lily Tomlin Special
    7.7
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1975
  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1974

Additional Crew

  • The Easter Promise (1975)
    The Easter Promise
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 18, 1946
    • Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 2003
    • Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA(cervical cancer)

Did you know

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    She won Emmys for The Lily Tomlin Special (1975) and AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974).

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