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Alastair Sillars Burns (17 September 1911 - 6 December 1987) was a Scottish painter.

Life
His father was Dr. Charles Burns (5 June 1880 - 1945), from Larkhall, who became a Justice of the Peace.

His mother was Mary Sillars (1877 - 1977) from Broderick in Bute.

Alexander Sillars Burns, known as Alastair, was born on 17 September 1911 in Newmilns in Ayrshire.

Death
He died on 6 December 1987 in Aberdeen.