George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer. His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his ...

Larry Gelbart: If you want to hear my favorite George Burns story, one of my first writing partners was a man named Sid Dorfman. And when Sid and I ended our association, Sid went to work with George ...

That was the signoff throughout Burns and Allen’s vaudeville, film, radio and television career. Except as I remembered it from TV-vaudeville? Hey, I’m not that old! — Gracie Allen repeated George ...

Ken Freehill will stage a performance Tuesday of George Burns’ 1988 biography of Gracie Allen, his wife and comedic partner. The free program is part of the Newcomer Friends of Greater Plano’s monthly ...

In the play, “Say Goodnight Gracie,” the character of George Burns explains why his partner and wife of 36 years was so funny. His explanation is that Gracie Allen was an actress, not a comic trying ...

He gave actress Lana Turner the nickname “the Sweater Girl” while working as a publicist for Warner Bros. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Fein began a 28-year association with Benny in 1947 when he was ...

Irving Fein was a veteran Hollywood studio publicist when he began his 28-year association with Jack Benny in 1947, first as the popular radio comedian’s publicity and advertising director. One of ...

Toward the end of Benny’s life, Fein began working with George Burns and became his manager after Gracie Allen died. Fein also wrote a biography, Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography, for which Burns ...

Irving Fein was a veteran Hollywood studio publicist when he began his 28-year association with Jack Benny in 1947, first as the popular radio comedian’s publicity and advertising director. One of ...