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George Burns: Gracie Allen
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Comedian and actor George Burns (1896-1996) is a show business legend. When he died at the age of 100 in 1996, he had spent 90 years as a comic entertainer, making numerous television and film appearances and earning an enduring popularity with his obligatory-cigar-in-hand comedy routines.In his ninety years in show business, George Burns had time for three careers. His first two decades were spent as a small-time vaudeville performer. Later, as part of a comedy duo with his wife, Gracie Allen, he achieved wide popularity on the stage, radio, television, and in films.
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From his vaudeville roots and work with Gracie Allen through to his remarkable comeback during the 1970s and '80s, George Burns was one of the most distinctive voices in the history of American comedy. Celebrate the life of the cigar-smoking legend in this uproarious concert performance packed with song and laughter. Say good night, Gracie! 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
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In his ninety years in show business, George Burns had time for three careers. His first two decades were spent as a small-time vaudeville performer. Later, as part of a comedy duo with his wife, Gracie Allen, he achieved wide popularity on the stage, radio, television, and in films. Finally, after Allen's death, Burns performed as a stand-up comedian and comic actor, winning an Academy Award at the age of 80.
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George Burns met Gracie Allen in 1923. Married in 1926, within four years they reached a pinnacle in vaudeville, playing The Palace in New York, and working their own radio series. Originally, Gracie played it straight while George told the jokes. Once they straightened that out, the duo became radio and TV favorites and made 13 feature films together. Gracie even made a bid for the White House in 1940, bursting onto other radio shows as a nominee of the "Surprise Party."
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Oh God, George Burns is funny. In fact, he invented funny along with his wife and partner Gracie Allen. In 1975, after he won the Academy Award(r) for The Sunshine Boys, he continued to perform Stand-Up Comedy for another 20 years. Thank you, George.
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When Burns first met the 17-year-old daughter of Edward Allen, a San Francisco song-and-dance man, George and Gracie were both aspiring vaudevillians. Glass fragments from an exploding hurricane lamp had left the Irish lass with one eye that appeared green and the other blue; another childhood accident had scalded and permanently scarred her left arm. But Burns, the former Nathan Birnbaum, a New York City clothier's son who was divorced and 10 years her senior, saw a partnership. "She could sing and she could dance and she was willing to work cheap," he wrote. "Who cared how old she was?"
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