Michael Burns (historian)

Michael Burns (historian)
Michael Burns
Born December 30, 1947 (1947-12-30) (age 63)
Mineola, Long Island, New York
Occupation Professor
actor (retired)
Nationality United States
Genres History
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Topham Kennan

Michael Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College.[1] He is also a former television and film actor, particularly known for his role as the teenager "Barnaby West" on the NBC and ABC television series Wagon Train from 1960-1965.

Contents

Background

Burns was born in Mineola, Long Island, New York. He graduated summa cum laude in 1976 from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a B.A. and earned his M.A. in European history at the same institution. He entered Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1977, and earned his Ph.D. in Modern European history.

Career

Actor

Burns was a well-known child actor, starring on the television program Wagon Train, as orphaned "Barnaby West" during seasons 4-8. He also co-starred with Glenn Corbett, Ted Bessell, and Randy Boone in a 19-episode NBC comedy/drama It's a Man's World in the 1962-1963 season. Burns played 14-year-old Howie Macauley, who lives on a houseboat called the Elephant on the Ohio River with his older brother Wes, played by Corbett. Bessell and Boone were the two other young men living with them. The program was hailed by its viewers and critics for its portrayal of restless youth but was quickly cancelled because of low Nielsen ratings.

Burns appeared with James Stewart in the film, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. He appeared as a guest star in over thirty-five series in the 1960s and 1970s, mostly Westerns, including CBS's Gunsmoke, NBC's The Virginian and The Road West, and ABC's The Legend of Jesse James and The Big Valley. During his twenties, Burns appeared in several films, most notably in That Cold Day in the Park (1969), and Journey to Shiloh (1968).

Historian

He became a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College in 1980 and authored books on the Dreyfus affair of the 1890s. Upon his retirement in 2002, he was honored by Mount Holyoke as Professor Emeritus.[2]

Later life

While on the faculty at Mount Holyoke College, Burns married the college's then-president, Elizabeth Topham Kennan. He and his wife presently reside near Danville, Kentucky, where they have restored the Cambus-Kenneth Estate, a thoroughbred horse farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Scholarship

Books

  • France and the Dreyfus Affair: A Documentary History (1998) [1]
  • Dreyfus : a family affair, 1789-1945 (1991) [2]
  • Rural society and French politics : Boulangism and the Dreyfus affair, 1886-1900 (1984) [3]

Reviews

Select filmography

Notes

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael Burns — may refer to: Sports Michael Burns (footballer) (born 1988), in Huyton) is an English football player Mike Burns (baseball) (born 1978), baseball pitcher Mike Burns (basketball) (born 1962), college men s basketball coach, most recently at… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael von Faulhaber — Cardinal Priest of S. Anastasia Cardinal von Faulhaber in 1931 Appointed 7 March 1921 Enthroned 7 March 1921 …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Beschloss — Born November 30, 1955 (1955 11 30) (age 55) Chicago, Illinois Occupation Historian Nationality …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Brooks (music historian) — Michael Brooks is a music historian, archivist, consultant, and producer. Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Producer 2.2 Liner Notes …   Wikipedia

  • Michael S. Kearns — (April 14, 1958 ) was a 2010 candidate for Colorado s 6th congressional district,[1] running on a Grassroots Leadership platform, which promotes a Direct Democracy Self governance Consortium for advancing fully transparent Internet Socio… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael King (Historiker) — Michael King (* 15. Dezember 1945; † 30. März 2004) war ein neuseeländischer Historiker und Autor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke (Auswahl) 3 Preise und Auszeichnungen (Auswahl) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Michael King (historien) — Michael King Michael King, né le 15 décembre 1945 et mort le 30 mars 2004, est un historien, écrivain et biographe néo zélandais. Il est décoré de l Ordre de l Empire britannique. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Prix …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Michael King — Michael King, né le 15 décembre 1945 et mort le 30 mars 2004, est un historien, écrivain et biographe néo zélandais. Il est décoré de l Ordre de l Empire britannique. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Prix …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Michael Kammen — is a professor of American cultural history in the Department of History at Cornell University. He was born in 1936 in Rochester, New York, grew up in the Washington, DC area, and was educated at the George Washington University and Harvard… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Brooks (music archivist and consultant) — Michael Brooks is a music historian, archivist, consultant, and producer. Brooks began his music career in 1971, assisting and producing records with John Hammond, noted Columbia Records scout whose discoveries include amongst others, Billie… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”