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George BurnsAdd to My CelebsAge 100 (passed away Mar. 9th, 1996) Birthday Jan. 20th, 1896 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 7" |
George Burns' Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles1994 - Radioland Murders1988 - 18 Again! 1984 - Oh, God! You Devil 1979 - Just You and Me, Kid 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1977 - Oh, God! 1934 - We're Not Dressing 1933 - International House |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
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TRIVIA:
- Father of actor 'Ronnie Burns (I)' (qv).
- Pictured with wife 'Gracie Allen' (qv) on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring _"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950)_ (qv).
- Uncle of Lou Weiss, chairman emeritus of William Morris Agency, who got his mail-room start in agency business with help of 'Uncle Nate'.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 82-84. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- He and 'Gracie Allen' (qv) continued to play single, even years after they were married; declining ratings prompted George to "update" the act on-air. He said later, "We were the only couple on radio who got married because we had to".
- In the beginning of their partnership, 'Gracie Allen' (qv) played the straight character and Burns had the funny lines. When he realized Gracie got more laughs, he switched their roles.
- Interviewed around the time of the death of wife 'Gracie Allen' (qv) in the summer of 1964, he described her as being his "next breath".
- Took the name "Burns" from the Burns Brothers Coal Company, whose trucks he'd stolen lumps from growing up, to help heat the family home. "George" was a sobriquet his brother occasionally used.
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