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George Burns | |
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Burns in 1961 | |
Born | Nathan Birnbaum January 20, 1896 New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 9, 1996 | (aged 100)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
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Years active | 1902–1996 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including Ronnie |
Parent(s) | Louis "Lipa" Birnbaum and Hadassah "Dora" Birnbaum (née Bluth) |
Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame Television Hall of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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 for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife Gracie Allen appeared on radio, television and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen.
At the age of 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.