George Burns
American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996)
Biography
George Burns 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.
Occupation
George Burns is recorded as a film actor, a television actor, a television presenter, a comedian, a singer, a writer and a actor, born in New York (1896–1996).
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