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- Birth nameJohn Harvey Burrows
- John H. Burrows was born on September 4, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Watcher (2000) and Pump Up the Volume (1990). He was married to Naomi Burrows. He died on July 27, 2020 in Camarillo, California, USA.
- SpouseNaomi Burrows(July 22, 1963 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenJohn H Burrows IIIMindi G Taylor
- Grew up in an Italian/Jewish immigrant neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York, the son of banker George Burrows and Italian-born immigrant mother, Vincenza "Rose" D'Ambrosio.
- Studied electronic engineering at Yale University.
- Completed Officer Training School at Harvard and served in the Pacific Campaign during World War II. He retired from the Navy in 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
- After the war, John moved to Los Angeles to be with his father who had become president of Allied Artists. His father got him into the motion picture business as a film distributor.
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