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Quick Facts
- NAME: George Burns
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
- BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1896
- DEATH DATE: March 09, 1996
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Beverly Hills, California
- Originally: Nathan Birnbaum
Best Known For
George Burns was an American comedian and actor, popular in vaudeville, radio, film and television. He seemed to always be smoking a a cigar.
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Profile
George Burns was an American comedian and actor, popular in vaudeville, radio, film and television for over 70 years. He's remembered as always smoking a cigar and wearing big, round eyeglasses. He was especially known for as part of a comedy team with his wife, Gracie Allen. After Allen's death in 1964, Burns made an unexpected comeback with a new persona as a wise, witty old-man.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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George Burns and Gracie Allen
View groupGeorge Burns met Gracie Allen in 1922, and they married in 1926. Their highly successful vaudeville act featured George as the straight man to Gracie's zany antics. The couple created its best-known sketch for radio, a situation comedy starring themselves as a working show-business couple. They carried the format to television in 1948, including next-door neighbors Harry and Blanche Morton, Gracie's infamous illogical logic, and the signature "Say goodnight, Gracie" at the show's close. The duo also made films, including an Oscar-nominated turn in A Damsel in Distress with Fred Astaire.
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