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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 28—Gracie Allen, whose zany comedy helped make Burns and Allen a top show business act for years, died of a heart attack last night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. She was...
99+ Photos. Gracie Allen was born on 26 July 1895 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for A Damsel in Distress (1937), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) and The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939). She was married to George Burns. She died on 27 August 1964 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, appearing with him on radio, television and film as the duo Burns and Allen.
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May 17, 2018 · Gracie Allen (1906-1964), wife of comedian and actor George Burns, was half of one of America's most popular comedy couples. They began their careers on the vaudeville stage, then transitioned to radio, movies, and television.
Nov 4, 2008 · November 4, 20084:00 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Joe Richman. Listen. In 1940, the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe....
Jul 26, 2002 · By Tom Shales. July 25, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. An interviewer is questioning Gracie Allen about her childhood. "Were you the oldest one in the family?" he asks. "No, no," she replies. "My...
Nov 7, 2017 · When Burns met Gracie Allen at the vaudeville theater in Union Hill, New Jersey, in 1923, she was a classically beautiful 17-year-old colleen from San Francisco who sang and danced with her two older sisters. Burns discovered her true talents a month later while performing with her on the vaudeville stage for the first time.
