Iris Burton | |
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| Born | Iris Burstein September 4, 1930 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2008 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Talent agent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Barry Miller |
Iris Burton (born Iris Burstein, September 4, 1930 – April 5, 2008)[1] was an American dancer and talent agent, who discovered and represented many famous child actors during her career.
Iris Burton, a chorus girl in the 1940s and '50s who later started a talent agency that represented many of the top juvenile actors in Hollywood, including River and Joaquin Phoenix and Henry Thomas, the wide-eyed little boy in "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial," died on April 5 in Los Angeles. She was 77. [...] Iris Burstein was born in Manhattan on Sept. 4, 1930. By the time she was 16, with Burton as her stage name, she was dancing on Broadway and earning $75 for eight performances a week.