Burt "Skip" Burnam

Burt "Skip" Burnam was an assistant director and production manager for Hollywood film and television. He was a Second Assistant (2nd AD) on , along with George Fortmuller. 
Burnam was also a 2nd AD on the 1984 film Up the Creek under principal director Robert Butler, who had previously directed the first Star Trek pilot, . Burnam served as both 2nd AD and 1st AD on the hit series Magnum, P.I. He later became 1st AD on such television programs as Matlock, Northern Exposure, and a number of made-for-TV movies, including 1993's The Ernest Green Story, starring Avery Brooks. He was also 1st AD for the second unit of the 1996 film Courage Under Fire.
In addition, Burnam was a unit production manager on the popular series Gilmore Girls. His other production management credits include the 1997 mini-series Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, the 2003 TV movie adaptation of The Lone Ranger, and several other TV productions.
Born in Berkeley, California in 1944, Burnam died in his sleep in 2004.
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