George Burns
American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996)
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George Burns was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who had a long career in entertainment spanning much of the 20th century, living from 1896 to 1996. He matters as a significant figure in comedy and popular culture who helped shape American entertainment across multiple decades and mediums.
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George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning Jewish-American comedian, actor and writer. His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television, with and without his equally legendary wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Enjoying a remarkable career resurrection that began at age 79, and ended shortly before his death at age 100 <a href="https:/
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George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks. He and his wife Gracie Allen appeared on radio, television and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen.
At age 79, Burns experienced a sudden career revival as an amiable, beloved, and unusually active comedy elder statesman in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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