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'''Maria Burton''' is an American director, producer, and actress. She directed the feature films ''[[For the Love of George]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/for-the-love-of-george-tate-donovan-kristen-johnston-1201741665/|title='For the Love of George' Draws Tate Donovan, Kristen Johnston, Rosanna Arquette|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2016-03-30|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> (2018), ''[[A Sort of Homecoming (film)|A Sort of Homecoming]]'' (2015), ''[[Manna from Heaven (film)|Manna From Heaven]]'' <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-11-et-scott11-story.html|title='Manna From Heaven' is a real-life sister act|last=Scott|first=Carolyn Patricia|date=2003-04-11|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-03-11|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>(2002), ''Just Friends'' (1996), ''Temps'' <ref>{{Citation |last=Burton |first=Maria |title=Temps |date=1999-04-25 |type=Comedy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217840/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |others=Gabrielle Burton, Robert Pemberton, Ursula Burton |publisher=Five Sisters Productions}}</ref>(1999), and co-directed the 2007 documentary "''Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs"''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Burton |first=Maria |title=Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1543825/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |others=The Bobs, Amy Engelhardt, Joe Bob Finetti |publisher=Coldfoot Films |last2=Stein |first2=Alex M.}}</ref>
'''Maria Burton''' is an American director, producer and actress. She and her four sisters have a production company, Five Sisters Productions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Burke |first=Jodie |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-sisters-burtons,0,4581147.story |title=Sisters making films: The Burtons |publisher=latimes.com |date=2011-08-21 |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
Burton directed the feature films ''[[Manna from Heaven (film)|Manna From Heaven]]'' (2002), ''Just Friends'' (1996), ''Temps'' (1999), and co-directed the 2007 documentary ''Sign My Snarling Movie''. She produced ''The Happiest Day of His Life'' (2007) and [[Julia Sweeney]]'s ''Letting Go of God''.<ref>[http://www.juliasweeney.com/letting_go_mini/ ''Letting Go of God'' film site]</ref> Burton also acts in films. She lectures on filmmaking at film schools such as [[USC Film School|USC]] and [[American Film Institute|AFI]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alliance of Women Directors |publisher=Alliance of Women Directors |url=http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/members/maria_burton.html}}</ref>
Burton was born in Buffalo, New York, and the daughter of [[Roger Burton]], a professional jazz musician and actor and [[Gabrielle Burton]], an award-winning screenwriter and novelist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1026906/|title=Roger V. Burton|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123584/|title=Gabrielle B. Burton|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref> With her sisters, [[Jennifer Burton (filmmaker)|Jennifer]], [[Ursula Burton|Ursula]], [[Gabrielle C. Burton|Gabrielle]], and Charity, she runs [[Five Sisters Productions]], a production company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-21-la-ca-sisters-20110821-story.html|title=A sister's in the picture|last=Burke|first=Jodie|date=2011-08-21|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-03-11|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>


Burton graduated from [[Yale University]] with a degree in theater and filmmaking.<ref>{{cite news|title=Huffington Post contributor profile |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-burton | first=Maria | last=Burton}}</ref> Her play, ''The Litany of the Clothes'' won first prize in the Earth Daughters' playwriting contest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maria Burton company bio |url=http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/about/bios.htm#maria}}</ref> In Los Angeles, Burton continues her live theater activities.
Burton graduated from [[Yale University]] with a degree in theater and filmmaking.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-burton|title=Huffington Post contributor profile|last=Burton|first=Maria}}</ref> She won first prize in the Earth Daughters' play writing contest for her play ''The Litany of the Clothes'' and was produced by Lorna Hills' UJIMA Company in Buffalo, New York. After New York she traveled to Los Angeles, and worked on numerous theater shows, including the musical ''[[A... My Name Is Alice]]''.<ref name=":0" />


== Directing career ==
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She is co-chair of the board of The Alliance of Women Directors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/ |title=Alliance of Women Directors |publisher=Alliance of Women Directors |date= |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> and on the advisory board of Global Girl Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalgirlmedia.org/about-2/who-we-are |title=Who We Are &#124; Global Girl |publisher=Globalgirlmedia.org |date= |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>


=== 1996 ===
Her recent work includes the short film ''[[Stephen Kanner]]: A Retrospective'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/80318/ad-museum-presents-stephen-h-kanner-faia-a-retrospective-1955-2010 |title=A + D Museum Presents Stephen Kanner Retrospective |publisher= Archdailey.com}}</ref> as well as commercials for the "Faces of Ford" campaign for Ford Motor Company,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/reel_commercials.htm |title=Faces of Ford commercials}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefordstory.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/619000-miles-and-counting-on-a-ford-mustang |title=Faces of Ford commercial Dick Fuchs Mustang |publisher=Ford Motor Company}}</ref> a feature film drama inspired by the "[[Mercury 13]]" women who were tested for the original astronaut program in 1961-62,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/indev.htm |title=Five Sisters Productions In Development |publisher=Fivesistersproductions.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> and the Lynn Reed written and produced independent film ''[[A Sort of Homecoming (film)|A Sort of Homecoming]]'', a drama about a cable television new producer and her teenage origins as part of her high school debate team.

* '''Just Friends:''' A playful romantic comedy about what happens when a man meets the woman of his dreams, and it turns out she wants to be Just Friends.<ref>{{Citation|title=Just Friends|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172636/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 1999 ===

* '''Temps:''' Comedic film about the five friends from college, now in their late 20s, and their different attitudes towards their work and their personal lives at points of transition in their lives, both personally and professionally.<ref>{{Citation|title=Temps|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217840/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 2002 ===

* '''Manna from Heaven:''' Is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately.<ref>{{Citation|title=Manna from Heaven|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248169/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 2007 ===

* '''Sign My Snarling Movie:''' 25 Years of the Bobs (Documentary): Rising from the ashes of San Francisco's Western Onion Singing Telegram Company, the Bobs pave their own path through vocal pyrotechnics, witty tunes, musical brinkmanship, and amazing live shows. The band evolves and changes as they gain an audience, get nominated for a Grammy, tour the world, and manage to thrive for 25 years with no major label support, no hit records, and no instruments.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs (2007) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1543825/plotsummary|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 2015 ===

* '''A Sort of Homecoming''': Tells the story of Amy, a New York news producer who thought she left her high school experiences long in the past. She unexpectedly returns to Louisiana at the request of her high school debate coach. Their strained reunion brings back memories of her tumultuous senior year of high school. Through a series of flashbacks, we follow young Amy and her debate partner Nick on the highly competitive national debate circuit as they meet compatriots and competitors from top high schools around the country and the college coaches who control access to valuable scholarships.<ref>{{Citation|title=A Sort of Homecoming|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3303652/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===

* '''For the Love of George:''' Quirky comedy about a jilted wife who leaves her cheating husband in England and sets off to LA hoping to meet who she believes is the perfect man - George Clooney.<ref>{{Citation|title=For the Love of George|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3330948/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
* '''Good Eggs (TV Series short):''' A woman (Bethany Joy Lenz) who finally feels settled in life and her relationship finds she may be not be as content as she thought after an ex-boyfriend requests one of her frozen eggs.<ref>{{Citation|title=Good Eggs|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8211640/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
* '''Old Guy (Short):''' OLD GUY is a comedic short take on the stereotyped image of aging in the media, starring Maria’s father, Roger Burton (Tonight Show with Jay Leno) and Peri Gilpin (Frasier).<ref>{{Citation|title=Old Guy|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4494372/|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== 2020 ===

'''Old Guy:''' 2020 Emmy Qualifying Streaming Short Form Series<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kohli |first1=Diti |title= Tufts professor — and her sisters — release Web comedy series ‘Old Guy’ |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/24/lifestyle/tufts-professor-her-sisters-release-web-comedy-series-old-guy/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Boston Globe |date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holder |first1=Doug |title=Tufts University filmmaker Jennifer Burton throws levity in the ugly face of ageism |url=https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/100039 |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=The Sommerville Times |date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beasley Doyle |first1=Heather |title=New Comedy about "Old Guy" Highlights Ageism |url=https://now.tufts.edu/2020/05/08/new-comedy-about-old-guy-highlights-ageism |website=Tufts Now |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> starring [[Peri Gilpin]] and [[Roger Burton]].

=== 2022 ===
'''Kat's Coasters:''' directed by Maria Burton from a script by Berkley Johnson premiering at the Messhall Film Festival November, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |title=How Messhall Kitchen Staffers Mounted the Restaurant’s First Film Festival With No Budgets, Overnight Shoots and Talented Regulars |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/messhall-kitchen-first-film-festival-1235262233/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=2022-11-20}}</ref>

== Other work ==
She produced [[Julia Sweeney]]'s film ''[[Letting Go of God]]''<ref>[http://www.juliasweeney.com/letting_go_mini/ ''Letting Go of God'' film site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063201/http://www.juliasweeney.com/letting_go_mini/|date=2011-10-07}}</ref> and ''The Happiest Day of His Life'' (2007). She has lectured on filmmaking at [[USC Film School|USC]] and [[American Film Institute|AFI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/members/maria_burton.html|title=Alliance of Women Directors|publisher=Alliance of Women Directors|access-date=2011-10-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707042656/http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/members/maria_burton.html|archive-date=2012-07-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other work includes the short film ''[[Stephen Kanner]]: A Retrospective'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/80318/ad-museum-presents-stephen-h-kanner-faia-a-retrospective-1955-2010|title=A + D Museum Presents Stephen Kanner Retrospective|date=3 October 2010 |publisher=Archdailey.com}}</ref> as well as commercials for [[Ford Motor Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/reel_commercials.htm|title=Faces of Ford commercials|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331065140/http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/reel_commercials.htm|archivedate=2012-03-31|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefordstory.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/619000-miles-and-counting-on-a-ford-mustang|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913120657/http://www.thefordstory.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/619000-miles-and-counting-on-a-ford-mustang|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-13|title=Faces of Ford commercial Dick Fuchs Mustang|publisher=Ford Motor Company}}</ref> Burton was selected for Indigenous Media's ProjectHER for which she wrote and directed ''Good Eggs'' for [[Condé Nast]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/conde-nast-entertainment-indigenous-media-debut-project-her-short-films-1097946|title=Conde Nast Entertainment, Indigenous Media Debut Project HER Short Films (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 March 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> and has been selected for the television directing programs including [[CBS]] Directors' Initiative Class of 2017–18,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/cbs-directors-initiative-2017-18-class-named-1202190497/|title=CBS Directors Initiative Sets 2017-18 Class|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2017-10-18|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> [[Ryan Murphy (writer)|Ryan Murphy]]'s HALF Initiative 2018, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.halfinitiative.com/mentees|title=Mentees {{!}} HALF Initiative|website=half|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> SONY's Emerging Directors Class 2018-20;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clement |first1=Nick |title=Sony Diversity Program Grooms Industry Directors of Tomorrow |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/sony-diversity-program-grooms-industry-helmers-of-tomorrow-1203027734/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Variety |date=2018-11-15}}</ref> ABC's Television Directing Class 2018-20<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=DisneyABC TV’s Directing Program Sets Class Of 2018-20 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/disney-abc-tv-directing-program-sets-2018-2020-participants-1202457191/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=2018-09-05}}</ref> and DGA's DDI Emerging Directors Class 2021<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robb |first1=David |title=DGA Hails Newest Class Of Graduates From Its TV Mentorship Program |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dga-hails-newest-class-of-graduates-from-its-tv-mentorship-program-1234781186/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=2021-06-24}}</ref>

=== Future projects ===
Maria is in process of developing an indie TV pilot, "MidLife", and next feature-film script for a drama inspired by the "[[Mercury 13]] women who were tested for the original astronaut program in 1961–62<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/indev.htm|title=Five Sisters Productions In Development|publisher=Fivesistersproductions.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004175712/http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/indev.htm|archivedate=2011-10-04|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> was named to the Athena Film Festval's [[Athena Film Festival|Athena List]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4975/athena-list-female-protagonists/|title=These Are the Best Unproduced Screenplays with Female Protagonists|magazine=Time|date=6 February 2014 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> and was a quarter finalist in the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|Academy of Motion Pictures]]'s [[Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting|Nicholl Fellowship]] in Screenwriting.

Burton is also involved in the [[Sony]]'s Diversity Directing Program 2018-19<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/sony-diversity-program-grooms-industry-helmers-of-tomorrow-1203027734/|title=Sony Diversity Program Grooms Industry Directors of Tomorrow|last=Clement|first=Nick|date=2018-11-15|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> and ABC/Disney's Class of 2018–20,<ref name=deadline>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/disney-abc-tv-directing-program-sets-2018-2020-participants-1202457191/|title=Disney|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2018-09-05|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> She was one of 15 people to be selected to participate in this two-year program that offers professional development.<ref name=deadline/>

== Advocacy ==
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Burton is co-chair of the [[Women’s Steering Committee of the Director’s Guild of America|Women's Steering Committee]] of the [[Directors Guild of America]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/News/Guild-News/2017/July2017/WSC-CoChairs2017.aspx|title=Women's Steering Committee Co-Chairs Elected -|website=www.dga.org|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> a member of the emeritus board of The [[Alliance of Women Directors]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/|title=Alliance of Women Directors|date=|publisher=Alliance of Women Directors|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> and an advisory board member of Global Girl Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalgirlmedia.org/about-2/who-we-are|title=Who We Are &#124; Global Girl|publisher=Globalgirlmedia.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916105757/http://www.globalgirlmedia.org/about-2/who-we-are|archivedate=2011-09-16|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:21, 19 December 2024

This article is about the American director, producer, and actress. For the Mexican-American author, see María Ruiz de Burton.
Maria Burton
Born
Buffalo, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Director, producer, actress

Maria Burton is an American director, producer, and actress. She directed the feature films For the Love of George[1] (2018), A Sort of Homecoming (2015), Manna From Heaven [2](2002), Just Friends (1996), Temps [3](1999), and co-directed the 2007 documentary "Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs".[4]

Early life and education

[edit]

Burton was born in Buffalo, New York, and the daughter of Roger Burton, a professional jazz musician and actor and Gabrielle Burton, an award-winning screenwriter and novelist.[5][6] With her sisters, Jennifer, Ursula, Gabrielle, and Charity, she runs Five Sisters Productions, a production company.[7]

Burton graduated from Yale University with a degree in theater and filmmaking.[8] She won first prize in the Earth Daughters' play writing contest for her play The Litany of the Clothes and was produced by Lorna Hills' UJIMA Company in Buffalo, New York. After New York she traveled to Los Angeles, and worked on numerous theater shows, including the musical A... My Name Is Alice.[8]

Directing career

[edit]

1996

[edit]
  • Just Friends: A playful romantic comedy about what happens when a man meets the woman of his dreams, and it turns out she wants to be Just Friends.[9]

1999

[edit]
  • Temps: Comedic film about the five friends from college, now in their late 20s, and their different attitudes towards their work and their personal lives at points of transition in their lives, both personally and professionally.[10]

2002

[edit]
  • Manna from Heaven: Is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately.[11]

2007

[edit]
  • Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs (Documentary): Rising from the ashes of San Francisco's Western Onion Singing Telegram Company, the Bobs pave their own path through vocal pyrotechnics, witty tunes, musical brinkmanship, and amazing live shows. The band evolves and changes as they gain an audience, get nominated for a Grammy, tour the world, and manage to thrive for 25 years with no major label support, no hit records, and no instruments.[12]

2015

[edit]
  • A Sort of Homecoming: Tells the story of Amy, a New York news producer who thought she left her high school experiences long in the past. She unexpectedly returns to Louisiana at the request of her high school debate coach. Their strained reunion brings back memories of her tumultuous senior year of high school. Through a series of flashbacks, we follow young Amy and her debate partner Nick on the highly competitive national debate circuit as they meet compatriots and competitors from top high schools around the country and the college coaches who control access to valuable scholarships.[13]

2018

[edit]
  • For the Love of George: Quirky comedy about a jilted wife who leaves her cheating husband in England and sets off to LA hoping to meet who she believes is the perfect man - George Clooney.[14]
  • Good Eggs (TV Series short): A woman (Bethany Joy Lenz) who finally feels settled in life and her relationship finds she may be not be as content as she thought after an ex-boyfriend requests one of her frozen eggs.[15]
  • Old Guy (Short): OLD GUY is a comedic short take on the stereotyped image of aging in the media, starring Maria’s father, Roger Burton (Tonight Show with Jay Leno) and Peri Gilpin (Frasier).[16]

2020

[edit]

Old Guy: 2020 Emmy Qualifying Streaming Short Form Series[17][18][19] starring Peri Gilpin and Roger Burton.

2022

[edit]

Kat's Coasters: directed by Maria Burton from a script by Berkley Johnson premiering at the Messhall Film Festival November, 2022.[20]

Other work

[edit]

She produced Julia Sweeney's film Letting Go of God[21] and The Happiest Day of His Life (2007). She has lectured on filmmaking at USC and AFI.[22] Other work includes the short film Stephen Kanner: A Retrospective,[23] as well as commercials for Ford Motor Company.[24][25] Burton was selected for Indigenous Media's ProjectHER for which she wrote and directed Good Eggs for Condé Nast,[26] and has been selected for the television directing programs including CBS Directors' Initiative Class of 2017–18,[27] Ryan Murphy's HALF Initiative 2018, [28] SONY's Emerging Directors Class 2018-20;[29] ABC's Television Directing Class 2018-20[30] and DGA's DDI Emerging Directors Class 2021[31]

Future projects

[edit]

Maria is in process of developing an indie TV pilot, "MidLife", and next feature-film script for a drama inspired by the "Mercury 13 women who were tested for the original astronaut program in 1961–62[32] was named to the Athena Film Festval's Athena List[33] and was a quarter finalist in the Academy of Motion Pictures's Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.

Burton is also involved in the Sony's Diversity Directing Program 2018-19[34] and ABC/Disney's Class of 2018–20,[35] She was one of 15 people to be selected to participate in this two-year program that offers professional development.[35]

Advocacy

[edit]

Burton is co-chair of the Women's Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America,[36] a member of the emeritus board of The Alliance of Women Directors[37] and an advisory board member of Global Girl Media.[38]

References

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  1. ^ McNary, Dave (2016-03-30). "'For the Love of George' Draws Tate Donovan, Kristen Johnston, Rosanna Arquette". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. ^ Scott, Carolyn Patricia (2003-04-11). "'Manna From Heaven' is a real-life sister act". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  3. ^ Burton, Maria (1999-04-25), Temps (Comedy), Gabrielle Burton, Robert Pemberton, Ursula Burton, Five Sisters Productions, retrieved 2024-12-14
  4. ^ Burton, Maria; Stein, Alex M., Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs (Documentary), The Bobs, Amy Engelhardt, Joe Bob Finetti, Coldfoot Films, retrieved 2024-12-14
  5. ^ "Roger V. Burton". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  6. ^ "Gabrielle B. Burton". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  7. ^ Burke, Jodie (2011-08-21). "A sister's in the picture". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  8. ^ a b Burton, Maria. "Huffington Post contributor profile".
  9. ^ Just Friends, retrieved 2019-03-13
  10. ^ Temps, retrieved 2019-03-13
  11. ^ Manna from Heaven, retrieved 2019-03-13
  12. ^ Sign My Snarling Movie: 25 Years of the Bobs (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-03-13
  13. ^ A Sort of Homecoming, retrieved 2019-03-13
  14. ^ For the Love of George, retrieved 2019-03-13
  15. ^ Good Eggs, retrieved 2019-03-13
  16. ^ Old Guy, retrieved 2019-03-13
  17. ^ Kohli, Diti (2020-05-24). "Tufts professor — and her sisters — release Web comedy series 'Old Guy'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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