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name: "Mark A. Burley"
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# Mark A. Burley

Director. Born 26 June 1951 in Berlin, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 26 June 1951, Berlin, Germany
- **Active:** 2005–2013
- **Also known as:** Mark Burley

## Biography

Mark A. Burley is an American television director, producer and writer. Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1951, he studied psychology at Bristol University before moving to the United States in 1974. He began his career producing television commercials in Los Angeles and later worked as a unit production manager and assistant director on series including *The Incredible Hulk*.

Burley produced multiple episodes of *Simon & Simon*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Weeds*, and served as producer on *Orange Is the New Black* (2013–2019). As a director he has worked on episodes of *The Incredible Hulk*, *Orange Is the New Black* (including the series finale), *GLOW* and *Teenage Bounty Hunters*. He has received four Primetime Emmy nominations for producing and a Producers Guild of America award.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)

## Also known for

- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer
- *GLOW* (2017), Director
- *Teenage Bounty Hunters* (2020), Director

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