One of America's best-loved comedians recounts his years in show business and the many legendary stars with whom he worked, detailing the personal and professional sides of such notables as Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and the Marx Brothers

All My Best Friends

Biographies & Memoirs

George Burns

DAVID FISHER

Arts & Literature

MULLER

"SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE..." 
With those now familiar words, George Burns and Gracie Allen bid farewell to devoted audiences at the end of each of their broadcasts throughout the Golden Age of radio and television. Now, in this moving audio portrait, George Burns tells the story of his life with Gracie, the dizzy comedienne whose "illogical logic" charmed America. Burns recalls their first meeting, the vaudeville tours, family days in Hollywood, and their lasting friendship with Jack Benny and other entertainment greats. Here is one of America's most beloved comedians remembering the woman he loved best and the extraordinary life they shared together.

Gracie: A Love Story

Literature & Fiction

G.P.Putnam's Sons

One of America's best-loved comedians recounts his years in show business and the many legendary stars with whom he worked, detailing the personal and professional sides of such notables as Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and the Marx Brothers

George Burns: All My Best Friends

George Burns' How to Live to Be 100 or More/Cassette

Nightingale-Conant Corporation

The Smithsonian Institution and Radio Spirits have united to bring you the very finest from radio's Golden Age. The Smithsonian's mission of "the diffusion of knowledge" and Radio Spirits's commitment to "preserving nostalgia radio with leading technology" have resulted in the creation of this unprecedented series. 
Each radio broadcast has been digitally restored and remastered from original recordings for superb sound quality. Also included is a 48-page historical booklet filled with rare photographs and insightful commentary about the shows, the performers, and the medium. The foreword is written by George Burns, one of the greatest performers of old time radio. 
Relive a time when radio reigned supreme in the hearts and minds of Americans. Experience the finest in classic entertainment with this unprecedented series from the Smithsonian Collection of Old Time Radio. This collection contains 12 half-hour vintage radio shows on 4 CDs: 
The Lone Ranger "Gold for Maximillian" (3/27/44) Starring Brace Beemer and John Todd. Suspense "Sorry, Wrong Number" (8/21/43) Starring Agnes Moorehead. Fibber McGee and Molly (12/30/41) Starring Jim and Marion Jordan. The Jack Benny Program (11/16/53) Starring Jack Benny. The Burns and Allen Show (11/7/46) Starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Frank Sinatra. The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show (9/12/43) Starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, and Humphrey Bogart. The Screen Director's Playhouse "Saigon" (7/29/49) Starring Alan Ladd. Dimension X "Shanghaied" (11/12/50) Starring John Sylvester and William Griffis. Escape! "Snake Doctor" (8/18/49) Starring William Conrad and Ira Groselle. The Life of Riley (9/3/48) Starring William Bendix and Red Skelton. The Whistler "A Law of Physics" (6/10/51) Starring Les Tremayne and Bill Forman. Sergeant Preston of the Yukon "Caught by a Button" (7/3/43) Starring Jay Michael

Old Time Radio All-Time Favorites

Smithsonian Collection

Religion & Spirituality

Traditions Alive/Ims

The great comedian recounts a selection of his favorite and funniest stories that include reminiscences about his own past and anecdotes about friends, family, and colleagues.

George Burns: 100 Years, 100 Stories

Publishing Mills

2022 Reprint of the 1955 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Illustrated with Photographs. Burns and Allen, who endeared themselves to American television audiences for decades, were one of the great husband and wife teams in all show business. When people ask George how he could live with such a zany character as Gracie, who puts salt in the pepper-pot and pepper in the, salt- shaker, shortens electric cords to save electricity, etc., he replies quite simply "I love her, that's why ! " And in telling the story of their thirty years together, a genuinely funny yet very touching story, George has virtually written a love letter to Gracie.\nThis is a warm, laughing, moving experience for everyone who reads it; the story of an Eastside youngster with show business in his blood who one day found a partner for his act and a mate for life, and thereafter never looked back.

I Love Her, That's Why! An Autobiography

Martino Fine Books

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