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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 ...
According to George Burns, Ronnie had been the most sickly baby up for adoption from the agency, and Gracie chose him because she particularly felt he needed their help. [3] Burns and his sister Sandra had roles as themselves in the March 15, 1951, episode "The Vanderlips' Dinner Party" CBS television series The George Burns and Gracie Allen ...
Known for his philanthropy, George Burns made numerous contributions to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The hospital is located at the intersection of George Burns Road, dedicated in 1986, and Gracie Allen Drive, dedicated in 1995. The George Burns–Gracie Allen Chair in Cardiology was established in 1989.
George does a monologue about young children getting into show business. Molly and Joe ask George and Gracie to talk the boy out of it. Gracie calls Emily Marsh ( Verna Felton ), a child guidance counselor, and what follows is some confusion over who little Joey is.
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.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show: 1959–1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: 1961–1966 Mister Ed: 1963–1964 The New Phil Silvers Show: 1965–1966 My Mother the Car: 1965–1966 O.K. Crackerby: 1979–1985 The Dukes of Hazzard: 1979 Supertrain (season 1, episode 2: "And a Cup of Kindness, Too") 1983 High School U.S.A.
Eventually, she assumed the name Judi Meredith, and was cast by Burns in the supporting role of Bonnie Sue McAfee on the Burns and Allen show, becoming a recurring performer on the show in 1957–58. In 1958–59, she appeared in a recurring role as herself (in the role of the girlfriend of Ronnie Burns) on the follow-up series The George Burns ...