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Arthur M. Burns
Arthur M. Burns is recorded in 1 distinct story.
Assistant Director of Games, who congratulates the selected contestants and later escorts Ben to the broadcast facility.
Also recorded as Arthur, Burns.
Stories and supporting passages
The Running Man
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
… lectern and said: “I’d like you to meet Arthur M. Burns, Assistant Director of Games.” “Huzzah,” somebody behind Richards said in a sour voice. A portly man with a tonsure surrounded by gray hair strode to the lectern, pausing and cocking his head as he arrived, as if to appreciate a round of applause which only he could hear. Then he smiled at them, a broad, twinkling smile that seemed to transform him into a pudgy, aging Cupid in a …
An usher introduces Burns by full name and office before he addresses the applicants.