Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 - August 27, 1964) was an American comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns.

George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum January 20 1896-March 9 1996) was an Academy Award-winning Jewish-American comedian, actor and writer.

His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television, with and without his equally legendary wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Enjoying a remarkable career resurrection that began at age 79, and ended shortly before his death at age 100, George Burns was as well known in the last two decades of his life as at any other time during his career.

George Henry Burns (January 31 1893 - January 7 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from to . One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles. A career .307 hitter, he retired with 2018 hits, then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter. His 1671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940; he still ranks third in league history.

Born in Niles, Ohio, Burns was a line drive hitter and a solid defensive first baseman who hit .300 or better in all but one of his full seasons between 1918 and 1927. After four unremarkable seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1914-17), he was acquired by the Philadelphia Athletics in . In his first season with the team he hit .352, surpassed only by the .382 of Detroit's Ty Cobb, and led the AL in hits (178) and total bases (236) while also setting a league record with 109 double plays at first base (Earl Sheely surpassed the mark three years later). After slipping to .296 in 1919, he was sent to the Indians in May 1920.

During the 1920 regular season, Burns was stuck behind regular first baseman Doc Johnston; but his play revived in the World Series, in which he and Johnston were platooned by manager Tris Speaker. Burns started Game 6, and with the Indians down 3-2 in the Series and no score in the 6th inning, he doubled home Speaker with the only run of the game as the Indians edged Brooklyn 1-0 to stay alive; they won again the next day, capturing the first Series title for the franchise. During the season, after shortstop Ray Chapman died one day after being hit by a pitch, Burns had welcomed newly acquired Joe Sewell by giving him one of his own bats; Sewell went on to use the same bat, which he called "Black Betsy," throughout a 14-year career in which he struck out only 114 times.

After the 1921 season, in which he and Johnston again competed for playing time, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, and batted .306 and .328 in 1922 and 1923, finishing second in the league in doubles the latter year. He got the first hit ever in Yankee Stadium in , and on September 14 of that year against the Indians, Burns turned a unassisted triple play - only the fourth in major league history, and the first by a first baseman. In the second inning, he caught Frank Brower's line drive, tagged Walt Lutzke off first base and actually ran to second base, sliding in before Riggs Stephenson could return from third. The following January, he was traded back to the Indians - ironically, in a deal which involved Bill Wambsganss, who had turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history as Burns' teammate in 1920.

Back with Cleveland, Burns hit over .300 in each of the next four seasons and was regularly among the league leaders in doubles. In 1926 he broke Speaker's 1923 major league mark of 59 doubles; his record was broken in by Earl Webb, though Burns still retains a share of the mark for right-handed hitters, along with Joe Medwick. Burns also led the league in hits (216) for the second time, and was second in the league in runs batted in, behind Babe Ruth. For his accomplishments that year he was named the MVP, becoming the first Cleveland player to be so honored, and in May 1927 he was presented with an automobile and a silver bat containing $1,150 during a day honoring him. In he broke Stuffy McInnis' AL record of 1608 games at first base, though Joe Judge passed him later that year; his AL mark for right-handed players was broken in by Jimmie Foxx, and he still trails only Foxx and George Scott in league history.

After being sent to the New York Yankees in late 1928, Burns appeared in only 13 games for the team before rejoining the Athletics in 1929. He ended his career with an unusual pinch-hitting appearance in the 1929 World Series, in which he won his second championship; in Game 5, he was sent in to bat for the pitcher with the Athletics down 8-3, and went on to hit twice in a 10-run inning that resulted in a victory. In his 16-season career, Burns hit 72 home runs with 951 RBI in 1866 games played. With 2018 hits, he then trailed only Nap Lajoie (2523) and Harry Heilmann (2499) in AL history among right-handed hitters; his 444 career doubles ranked eighth in major league history among right-handers, and fifth among all AL players. With 110 times being hit by a pitch, he ranked second in the AL to Kid Elberfeld.

Following his major league career he played for five seasons in the Pacific Coast League, leading the league in RBI in 1932, and managed in the minors until . He left baseball to become a deputy sheriff in Seattle until his retirement in 1967.

Burns died at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington at age 84.

George Joseph Burns (November 24 1889 - August 15 1966) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. He led the National League in runs scored a record five times, later equalled by only Rogers Hornsby and Stan Musial, and also led the league in walks five times and stolen bases twice. He holds the Giants franchise record for stolen bases in a single season (62, in ), and held the club's career record from 1919 to 1972. At the end of his career, his 1262 games in left field ranked eighth in major league history, and his total of 1844 games in the outfield ranked sixth in NL history.

Born in Utica, New York, Burns started his baseball career as a catcher, and reached the Giants in the latter half of the season. Because of his strong throwing arm and outstanding speed, manager John McGraw converted him into an outfielder. He joined the regular lineup in and, becoming one of the first players to wear sunglassese and using a long-billed cap, came to excel defensively in left field at the Polo Grounds with its difficult angles; the left field bleachers came to be known as "Burnsville," and his teammates would later describe him as the "greatest 'sunfielder' in the history of the game." In his rookie season he hit 37 doubles, bettering Jim O'Rourke's club record of 36; the mark would stand for only two years, however, before Larry Doyle hit 40 in . 1913 also marked Burns' first World Series appearance, though he only batted .158 as the Giants lost.

In 1914 he led the NL in runs for the first time and batted a career-high .303, and also edged Josh Devore's 1911 club record of 61 steals by one; he finished fourth in the voting for the Chalmers (MVP) Award, in the last year such an award would be given in the NL until 1924. In 1917 he batted .302, led the NL in runs a third time and in walks for the first time, and finished second in the NL in total bases behind Hornsby; he also appeared in his second World Series, but had another poor performance, hitting .227 as the Giants again lost. In he led the league in runs, walks and steals again, and also led NL outfielders in fielding percentage for the first time. He surpassed his teammate Doyle's franchise record for career stolen bases; his eventual record of 334 was broken by Willie Mays in . Burns hit for the cycle on September 17, , and led the NL in runs for the fifth time that year.

In the 1921 World Series, Burns finally had a successful postseason; he had four hits in Game 3 as the Giants rolled to a 13-5 win, and had a 2-run double in the 8th inning of Game 4, breaking a 1-1 tie as New York evened the Series at two games each. He scored the deciding run in Game 6, and batted .333 for the Series as the Giants won their first title since 1905. Two months later he was sent to the Cincinnati Reds in a trade that brought third baseman Heinie Groh to the Giants. In Burns set an NL record with his 28th steal of home, surpassing the old mark held by Honus Wagner; Max Carey broke his record later in the decade. He also set a Reds club record with 631 at bats (Hughie Critz broke the mark in ). In the Reds' first game at New York that season, he was given a day in his honor and presented with a diamond-studded watch.

Burns ended his major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies in . In a 15-season career, he was a .287 hitter with 1,188 runs, 41 home runs and 611 runs batted in in 1853 games played. He collected 2,077 hits with a .366 on base percentage, and his 383 stolen bases ranked 12th all-time at that point. Although he never had more than 181 hits in a season, playing in an era of diminished hitting, he was among the league's top five players six times. His NL record of leading the league in outfield games six times was later matched by Billy Williams and Dale Murphy; his Giants record of 1184 games in left field was broken by Jo-Jo Moore in .

In he became a player-coach with Williamsport in the New York-Penn League, and he returned to the Giants in as a coach. He later worked for a tannery, and retired in 1957.

Burns died in Gloversville, New York at age 76.

George Francis Burns III (born July 29 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels.

Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the University of Maryland where he played defensive end for one season before quitting football to focus solely on golf. He turned pro in 1975.

Burns won four PGA Tour events during that phase of his career. His first win came with Ben Crenshaw at the 1979 Walt Disney World National Team Championship in Orlando. The biggest win of his career came a year later at the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Burns had more than 70 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major was T-2 at the 1981 U.S. Open; he also had a T-5 at the 1977 British Open.

After reaching the age of 50 in 1999, Burns began play on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). His best finish at that level is a T-9 at the 2000 Brickyard Classic. He lives in Boynton Beach, Florida.

George Burns Comedy Week was a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup.

As he was age 89 when the show premiered, George Burns was billed as the oldest person ever to "star" in a television series. Burns had been around television in one way or another since shortly after its inception; like many old-time radio stars he had brought his routine over more-or-less intact from the older medium. However, his actual role in this series was rather slight; aside from lending his name, introducing the night's program, and providing an occasional voice-over narration, Burns was not involved in any of the episodes as an actor and those who tuned in expecting to see him as such were disappointed.

Several well-known comedians appeared in episodes of this show, including Joe Piscopo, Robert Klein, Don Rickles, Martin Mull, Don Knotts, and Howard Hesseman. The show is probably best know for two particular segments, one being "Christmas Carol II" in which an adult Tiny Tim has come to exhibit many of the characteristics once defining his father's old boss, Ebenezer Scrooge, and another starring Valerie Perrine and Harvey Korman in what proved to be the pilot for their short lived sitcom, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills.

George Burns Comedy Week did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was last broadcast on Christmas Night 1985. It marked Burns' last ongoing role in a television series, although he continued to appear as a guest on programs for the next nine years, until suffering a serious fall at age 98 which ended his active performing career. (Burns died at age 100.)

Major General Sir Walter Arthur George Burns GCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC (January 1911 – 5 May 1997) was a British Army officer and native of Hertfordshire.

Burns was born in January 1911 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He obtained a commission in the Coldstream Guards in 1932, and served as aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India, the Marquess of Linlithgow from 1938 to 1940.

He then held several staff posts during World War II: Adjutant 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards 1940–1941 (in which service he received the Military Cross), Brigade Major 9th Infantry Brigade 1941–1942, Support Group Guards Armoured Division 1942, 32nd Guards Brigade 1942–1943.

After the end of World War II, Burns commanded the third battalion of the Coldstream Guards in Palestine from 1947 until 1950. He then served as Assistant Adjutant General at the London District Headquarters 1951–1952, as lieutenant colonel of the Coldstream 1952–1955, commander of the 4th Guards Brigade 1955–1959, and General Officer Commanding, London District and Household Brigade, from 1959 to 1962. In 1962, he was made a KCVO and received the colonelcy of the Coldstream, which he held until 1994. The previous year, he had been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and served in that office for the next 25 years.

In 1972, he was appointed a Knight of the Venerable Order of St John and received the GCVO on 31 December 1990.

Burns was a patron of cricket, serving as President of the North Mymms Cricket Club from 1931 until his death. He dwelt at North Mymms Park.

George Mason Burns (19 April 1869 – 15 August 1932) was an Australian politician.

Burns was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Illawarra at the 1913 election, representing the Australian Labor Party. He lost his seat at the 1917 election.

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy accountant hubby Harry and provide George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy. Written by Ed Stephan

She and her husband-to-be became the comedy team of Burns & Allen in 1922 (she was the daft one). They remained spouses and performing partners until her passing.

As a child, he attended P.S. 22 and left after the fourth grade due to economic reasons.

Interred along with his wife Gracie Allen at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage.

Father of actor Ronnie Burns (I).

Uncle of Lou Weiss, chairman emeritus of William Morris Agency, who got his mail-room start in agency business with help of 'Uncle Nate'.

Was a regular on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts." He was even a guest of honor in 1978.

"The Burns & Allen Show" (on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1950) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.

At the time of his Oscar win, he was the oldest recipient of an Oscar. He was 80 when he won the 1976 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Sunshine Boys, The (1975). This record was surpassed by Jessica Tandy in 1990. However, as of 2007 he still is the oldest recipient of an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Best friends with fellow comedian Jack Benny, who also served as best man at his and Gracie's wedding. George loved playing jokes on Benny--almost as much as watching him laugh (and pound the floor) afterwards.

Actually wore a hairpiece for most of his performing career; appears briefly without it in Sunshine Boys, The (1975).

George and Gracie continued to play single, even years after they were married; declining ratings prompted George to "update" the act on-air. He said later, "We were the only couple on radio who got married because we had to."

Took the name "Burns" from the Burns Brothers Coal Company, whose trucks he'd stolen lumps from growing up, to help heat the family home. "George" was a sobriquet his brother occasionally used.

Until his death he smoked as many as ten cigars a day.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 78-80. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

His first marriage was in name only.In the early 1920s, George was doing a ballroom dancing act with Hannah Siegal, and they were offered a 36-week contract to go out on the road. When her dad objected to her traveling with a young man outside the bonds of matrimony, George and Hannah got married so as not to turn down the offer. When they returned from their three-month engagement, they divorced.

In the beginning of their partnership, Gracie played the straight character and George had the funny lines. When George realized Gracie got more laughs, he switched their roles.

Daughter, Sandra, adopted 1934, son, Ronnie, adopted 1935.

Discovered Ann-Margret and made her his opening act in Las Vegas.

He was in very fragile health and could not attend his 100th birthday celebration in person.

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 82-84. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Was originally supposed to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of his best friend, Jack Benny, but he was so overcome with emotion after trying that he let someone else do it.

In the movie 18 Again! (1988) George Burns' character celebrates his 81st birthday though he was already 92 years old!

In the early 1940s, during the height of their popularity, George Burns had a brief extra-marital affair. He apologized to Gracie by giving her a new coffee table, and nothing more was said about it. However, years later, when Gracie was serving coffee to a friend in their living room, George overheard her say, "You know, I wish George would have another affair. I really need a new coffee table."

Was very good friends with Arthur "Harpo" Marx.

Interviewed around the time of the death of his wife Gracie, in the summer of 1964, Burns described Gracie as being his "next breath.".

The whales in Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home, were named George and Gracie after Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen.