George Burns

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George Burns
Burns in 1986
Born	Nathan Birnbaum January 20, 1896 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 9, 1996 (aged 100) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Other names	Nattie, Nate
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, singer
Years active	1902–1996
Spouse(s)	Hannah Siegel (m. 1917;div. 1921) Gracie Allen (m. 1926; died 1964)[1]
Children	Sandra Jean Burns (1934–2010) Ronald Jon Burns (1935–2007)
Parent(s)	Louis and Dorah (née Bluth) Birnbaum

George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century.

When Burns was 79, he had 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. He continued to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100, of cardiac arrest in his home.

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• 1Early life
• 2Gracie Allen
• 3Stage to screen
• 4Radio stars
  • 4.1Supporting players
  • 4.2New network
  • 4.3Television
  • 4.4The George Burns Show
  • 4.5Wendy and Me
• 5The Sunshine Boys
• 6Oh, God!
• 7Later films
• 8Author
• 9Final years and death
• 10Legacy
• 11Filmography
• 12Discography
  • 12.1Albums
  • 12.2Singles
• 13Radio series
• 14TV series
• 15See also
• 16References
• 17Further reading
• 18External links
  
  
  Note: by Linda Hudson
  
  The great George Burns played in a movie as God. It is a wonderful movie and very funny.