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George Burns. George Burns was born Nathan Birnbaum (Yiddish: נתן בירנבוים) on January 20, 1896, in New York City, [1] the ninth of 12 children born to Hadassah "Dorah" (née Bluth; 1857–1927) and Eliezer Birnbaum (1855–1903), known as Louis or Lippa, Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from Ropczyce, [2] Galicia, now Poland. [3]
Gracie Allen, George Burns and children aboard Matson flagship Lurline just before they sailed for Hawaii, 1938 Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 [1] [2] [3] – August 27, 1964) was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, appearing with him on radio ...
George Burns Comedy Week: Mayor Episode: "Disaster at Buzz Creek" 1989 Newhart: Don Prince Episode: "The Nice Man Cometh" 1990 Tales from the Crypt: Mr. Ingles Episode: "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" 1991 Hunter: Harold Schwan Episode: "Ex Marks the Spot" 1993 Daddy Dearest: Al Mitchell 13 episodes 1994–2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Guest ...
During the 1958-59 television season, von Zell continued working with George Burns on his short-lived 25-week NBC sitcom, The George Burns Show. That same year, he wrote the teleplays for four episodes of NBC's Wagon Train, appearing in one of them. In 1959 he joined comedian George Gobel, announcing his single-season half-hour program on CBS.
He prevailed upon his longtime best friend, George Burns, to take his place on a nightclub tour while preparing for the film. Burns ultimately had to replace Benny in the film as well, going on to win an Academy Award for his performance. Benny made one last appearance on The Tonight Show [29] on August 21, 1974, with Rich Little as guest host ...
Honolulu is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring dancer Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, George Burns and Gracie Allen. The picture was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Also appearing in the film are Rita Johnson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Sig Rumann and Ruth Hussey.
His body was flown to New York where it was entombed in a crypt in his family's mausoleum at Beth-El Cemetery in Queens. [31] His pallbearers were Jack L. Warner, Hal B. Wallis, Mervyn Leroy, George Burns, Sam Jaffe, Frank Sinatra, Jack Karp and Alan Simpson. [2]
Tales from the Crypt (TV series) Tales from the Darkside; Tall Tales & Legends; The Third Eye (American TV series) Thirteen Revisited; This Is the Life (TV series) Tumbleweed Theater; The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) The Twilight Zone