Michael Burns (actor and historian)
| Michael Burns | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael Thornton Burns December 30, 1947 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Danville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
College of William and Mary University of California, Los Angeles Yale University |
| Occupation | Retired history professor Former actor |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Topham Kennan (m. 1986) |
| Children | Stepson Frank Alexander Kennan |
| Parent(s) | Frank Xavier and Mary Lou DeWeese Burns |
Michael Thornton Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and a former television and film actor, particularly known for his role as the teenager "Barnaby West" from 1960 to 1965 on the NBC and ABC western series, Wagon Train.
Burns is the son of NBC pioneer, director, and producer Frank Xavier Burns, known for the early television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, of which Lloyd Nolan was one of four alternating stars. His mother was the former Mary Lou DeWeese.
Michael Burns was born in Mineola in Nassau County on Long Island near New York City. In 1949, the Burnses, including his older sister, Pamela, moved to Yonkers, New York. In 1956, the family relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he attended Beverly Hills High School. He attended for a year at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia before he transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, which he attended mostly after hours will still working as an actor during many days and residing in Redondo Beach. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He then obtained his Master of Arts in European history at the same institution. In 1977, he entered Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, from which he received his Ph.D. in Modern European history.
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