George Burns and the Hundred-year DashExamines the person behind the persona of George Burns through his friendships with such contemporaries as Jack Benny, Groucho Marx, and Milton Berle, as well as his relationship with wife Gracie Allen. |
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... night , Tuesday night , Wednesday night , Thursday night , Friday night , Saturday night , and Sunday night , and every night in the week . " Such locutions tickled Burns , yet it did not occur to him that this perception , this taste ...
... night , Tuesday night , Wednesday night , Thursday night , Friday night , Saturday night , and Sunday night , and every night in the week . " Such locutions tickled Burns , yet it did not occur to him that this perception , this taste ...
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... night , Gracie could not conceal her scarred left arm from him . Sleeping together also meant that she could shake him awake in the middle of the night . " Natty ? Would you say something funny ? I can't sleep . ' وو All he could think ...
... night , Gracie could not conceal her scarred left arm from him . Sleeping together also meant that she could shake him awake in the middle of the night . " Natty ? Would you say something funny ? I can't sleep . ' وو All he could think ...
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... night regulars . They were especially excited when a Frank Fay engagement was announced , and they were there for the opening night of the great vaudevillian . " Blossom and Benny Fields came with us , ” Burns remembered . " Benny's ...
... night regulars . They were especially excited when a Frank Fay engagement was announced , and they were there for the opening night of the great vaudevillian . " Blossom and Benny Fields came with us , ” Burns remembered . " Benny's ...
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