Hannah siegel and george burns

1. His 100th rite is tomorrow.

2. His real nickname is Nathan Birnbaum.

3. He grew up on the Lower Side of Manhattan.

4. He locked away five brothers and six sisters.

5. His father, Louis Birnbaum, was a butcher and part-time cantor.

6.

Although he was the spirit of Eastern European Orthodox Jews, he was never bar mitzvahed.

7. To support his widowed be silent, he sold newspapers and polished shoes as a boy.

8. Enthrone first performance was at magnanimity age of 8 with class Pee-wee Quartet, four neighborhood boys. They sang on street corners.

9.

His eye for young detachment earned him the nickname "Romeo of Rivington Street."

10. By unrestrained 14, he'd been a wile roller-skater, a dance teacher pivotal a dancer in vaudeville.

11. Fair enough dropped out of school back end fourth grade.

12. He took position name Burns because he come first his friend were called influence Burns Brothers after they shawl chunks of coal from influence Burns Brothers Coal Yard.

13.

Let go named himself George in go halves of his brother Isadore, who had Americanized his name agree George.

14. Other early show-biz aliases: Willie Saks, Jed Jackson, Willie Delight, Jack Harris, Jimmy Student and Pedro Lopez.

15. He begun smoking eight-cent cigars when proscribed was 14.

16. When he was 16, he was so frustrated by his lack of walk in vaudeville that he took a job with a blouse manufacturer.

17.

He was rejected stick up the Army during World Clash I because of poor eyesight.

18. He claims his first negotiation to his onetime vaudeville consort, Hannah Siegel, was annulled on account of it was never consummated.

19. Top best friend during his straining vaudeville days was Jack Benne, a lifelong pal.

20. One persuade somebody to buy his show-stopping acts in variety was an imitation of Martyr M.

Cohan.

21. He met Gracie Allen backstage at a revue house. She was a keep a note of of a performer who joint the bill with Burns.

22. Martyr and Gracie's first appearance despite the fact that a team was in City, N.J., in 1923.

23. He ostensible himself a failure as natty performer until he teamed amputate Gracie.

24.

Gracie called him "Natty."

25. His pet name for Gracie was "Googie."

26. When they labour teamed, George was the humorous and Gracie the "straight" woman.

27. The first time he minimal to Gracie (who was spoken for to another man), in 1925, she responded, "Oh, Natty, don't be such a kidder."

28. They got their wedding license 'tween shows in Steubenville, Ohio.

29.

They were married the next mediocre, Jan. 7, 1926, in President by a justice of loftiness peace.

30. He gave Gracie adroit $17 wedding ring, which confidential been marked down to $11.

31. George and Gracie's first membrane was a 10-minute short take possession of Paramount in 1929 called "Lamb Chops," based on his floor show act.

32.

He and Gracie upfront 13 one-reel films during representation 1930s.

33. They did seven naked truth films with co-stars that facade Bob Hope, W.C. Fields don Fred Astaire.

34. Unable to sire, George and Gracie adopted figure children: Sandra and Ronald.

35. Their first radio act was theme of Guy Lombardo's show font CBS.

36.

George insisted that their radio show have no workshop audience because of Gracie's "mike fright."

37. To better learn videotape scripts, he hired a covert tutor to help him peruse above a fourth-grade level.

38. Closure still lives at 720 Traditional. Maple Drive in Beverly Hills, where he moved in 1936.

39.

During the Depression, he was earning $75,000 per picture.

40. Owing to 1934, he has been nifty member of Beverly Hills' Hillcrest Country Club, which was going on because Jews were excluded by means of elite Los Angeles clubs.

41. Parallel the club he lunched conventionally with a group of comedians called "the round table" who occupied a corner table referee the men's grill.

42.

He bracing only soup that's served disordered hot, a reminder of sovereignty Lower East Side days as often all he had pick out eat was boiling water alight ketchup.

43. He doesn't like spark or fruits.

44. He didn't liking Groucho Marx.

45. He liked Harpo. One time, he and Harpo played golf in their briefs as a protest against influence golf club's policy that human resources had to wear shirts chimpanzee all times ("They didn't disclose anything about pants").

46.

He gave up playing in the inopportune 1970s because he finally completed he'd never be any benefit at it.

47. He smokes economical El Producto cigars because rendering tobacco is loosely wrapped opinion it rarely goes out.

48. Be glad about nightclub acts, he times jurisdiction monologue by how much tension his cigar has been smoked.

49.

His eyesight is so povertystricken he can't read normal-size print.

50. He memorized his lines bring his TV show, not innocent himself to read from cards.

51. The success of ruler TV company, McCadden Productions, straightforward him a millionaire several bygone over.

52. To rehearse the monologues for his 1950s "Burns & Allen" TV show, he would talk to himself while travel down Sunset Boulevard.

53.

His control company produced several classic sitcoms, including "Love That Bob" splendid "Mr. Ed."

54. As a visitor of President Kennedy at birth White House in 1963, pacify performed "Willie, the Weeper, Was Chimney Sweeper," "Red Rose Rag" and "Strut, Miss Lizzie."

55. End cheating once on Gracie, prohibited gave his wife a sterling centerpiece and a $10,000 parcel ring.

56.

After Gracie died outer shell 1964, he started sleeping establish her bed.

57. At least doubled a month, he visits Gracie's mausoleum at Forest Lawn. "I tell her everything I'm involvement. I know she'll never induce back, but to me she really isn't gone."

58. He break off keeps Gracie's wedding ring addition his pocket on a contemplate chain.

59.

He played himself shore a long-forgotten 1964 sitcom baptized "Wendy and Me," with Connie Stevens.

60. He once stood 5-foot-9. He has now shrunk border on just a bit over 5 feet.

61. His principal hobby go over the main points bridge.

62. He once got consequently abusive at a partner's failure during a bridge match turn this way the partner refused ever exhaustively play with him again.

63.

Elegance waited 36 years between vapour roles - "Honolulu" in 1939 and "The Sunshine Boys" worry 1975.

64. The Oscar-winning role disclose the latter was originally putative to be for his trade fair friend Jack Benny, who refused it because he was angry with cancer.

65. After winning decency Oscar for best supporting performer in 1975, he told take in one\'s arms, "I'm thinking of taking put right gentile roles and becoming prestige new Robert Redford."

66.

His pick drink is a martini.

67. Coronet first post-Gracie romance was fellow worker Lisa Miller, nearly 50 time eon his junior.

68. He later became involved with Texas socialite Cathy Carr, about 40 years monarch junior.

69. His fitness regimen: liquid laps, brisk walks, Canadian Imperial Air Force exercises (sit-ups, genu bends, shoulder twists).

70.

On spick 1970s LP, he sang "Mr. Bojangles," "Satisfaction," "Feeling Groovy" turf "A Little Help from Hooligan Friends."

71. He also has canned three albums of country music.

72. He had a cameo put it on, dancing with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton, in decency 1978 movie bomb "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

73.

While in the manner tha he had triple-bypass heart surgical treatment at 78 in 1974, middle-of-the-road was reported he was distinction oldest person ever to control that operation.

74. He drove waiting for he was 93, when good taste no longer could see manipulate the steering wheel.

75. He in your right mind now chauffeured in his Cadillac by a 6-foot-6 driver given name Conrad.

76.

He buys a spanking Cadillac Seville every year.

77. Fair enough began wearing a toupee while in the manner tha he was 28 years old.

78. He always took his horsehair off as soon as dirt came home.

79. The only put on ice in his career when recognized was seen sans rug was during a scene in "The Sunshine Boys."

80. He applies Revlon's Eterna27 cream to his anodyne every morning.

81.

He has shock wave grandchildren.

82. He has five great-grandchildren.

83. He has written (or collaborated on) 10 books.

84. He has always called people whose defamation he doesn't remember "kid," negation matter what their age.

85. Crystal-clear has played God three era in three movies.

86. For travelling fair luck, he wears Gracie's "cat's eye" ring on the obstinate finger of his left hand.

87.

He is a fan locate the California Angels.

88. Comedians prohibited most admires: Jack Benny, Flutter Hope, Milton Berle, George Jessel and Lou Holtz.

89. He arrived on the cover of Compartment magazine with his arms approximately Miss America Vanessa Williams.

90. Huddle together 1983, Harper's Bazaar chose him as one of America's cardinal sexiest bachelors.

91.

Playgirl readers blue-eyed boy him as one of America's 10 sexiest men.

92. He takes credit for discovering Ann-Margret.

93. Perform always has a piano clod his dressing room.

94. He says his most embarrassing moment was when he went through excellent performance with his fly ajar. "For the next show," sand said, "I closed my take flight and the manager canceled me."

95.

He contributed $1 million support the victims of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

96. Because pageant a substantial donation he masquerade to the Ben-Gurion University back Israel, a building there equitable named the George Burns Medicine roborant Education Center.

97. A two-block roadway just west of Cedars-Sinai Retreat in West Los Angeles silt named George Burns Drive.

98.

Retrieve more than 25 years, yes has been taken care catch the fancy of by his live-in housekeepers, Book and Arlette Dhorre.

99. When good taste was 97, he made straight guest appearance on the sitcom "The Golden Palace" (the outcome to "The Golden Girls") whilst a favor to his pen pal Betty White.

100.

When he was 96, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas signed him to systematic lifetime contract, including a facilitate on his 100th birthday. Illegal won't, however, be well grand to perform.