Francis Burnand
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Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (November 29, 1836 - April 21, 1917) was an editor of Punch, taking over from Tom Taylor in 1880, until 1906, when he was succeeded by Sir Owen Seaman.
Francis Burnand wrote the comic operetta "Cox and Box" in conjunction with Sir Arthur Sullivan. The operetta was based on the farce "Box and Cox", which was written by John Maddison Morton.
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