Burns, George, 1896-1996

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Name (Hebrew)
ברנס, ג'ורג', 1896-1996
Name (Latin)
Burns, George, 1896-1996
Other forms of name
Bimbaum, Naftaly, 1896-1996
Birnbaum, Nathan, 1896-1996
Date of birth
1896-01-20
Date of death
1996-03-09
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Place of death
Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Occupation
Actors
Authors
Comedians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79171490
Wikidata: Q344793
Library of congress: n 79065048
Sources of Information
  • His I love her, that's why! An autobiography ... 1955.
  • Washington Post, 3-10-96:p. B4 (George Burns; b. New York; d. 3-9-1996, Beverly Hills, Calif., age 100)
  • Wikipedia, viewed Oct. 1, 2012(George Burns; born January 20, 1896 in New York, New York, U.S.; died March 9, 1996 in Beverly HIlls, California, U.S.; born Naftaly (later called Nathan) Birnbaum; was an American comedian, actor, and writer)
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Wikipedia description:

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. He and his wife Gracie Allen appeared on radio, television and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen. At age 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.

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