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

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  • In 1980 this octogenarian hit the country charts with "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again"
  • He told Walter Matthau in "The Sunshine Boys", "You know what you are, Willie? You're a 73-year-old schmo"
  • He played both the title hero & the title villain in "Oh, God! You Devil"
  • In 1996 this comedian celebrated his 100th birthday with "100 Years: 100 Stories"
  • He played the Devil in the 1984 film "Oh, God! You Devil" (by the way, he also played God)
  • In his first screen role since 1939, he won the 1975 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Sunshine Boys"
  • He has 3 stars on Hollywood Boulevard; 2 by himself & 1 with Gracie
  • "Oh, God!"
  • "Gracie: A Love Story" (1990)
  • God in "Oh, God!"
  • He got first billing even though he played second banana to wife Gracie Allen
  • He went to join Gracie in 1996, less than 2 months after his 100th birthday
  • Before he played God, he ended shows with "Say good night, Gracie"
  • In 1980 this 84-year-old hit the pop & country charts with "I Wish I was Eighteen Again"
  • His memoir "Gracie: A Love Story" made the bestseller list in 1988
  • In a 1977 film he is asked "to tell the truth...& nothing but the truth" & answers, "So help me, me"

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  • "I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate." -George Burns
  • Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. - George Burns
  • RT @GeorgieAnn55: George Burns~ Happiness is having a large loving caring close-knit family in another city.
  • RT @dvdinfatuation: Among those who turned down a role in this film were Judy Holliday and George Burns -
  • RT LoriMoreno: I think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. ~ George Burns #quote
  • “@TheAcademy: The key to acting is honesty. When you can fake that you’ve got it made. - George Burns
  • Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made. - George Burns #QUOTE #OTG
  • Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. ~ George Burns
  • George Burns~ Im going to stay in show business until Im the last one left.
  • "By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it." - George Burns #Quotes #Aging
  • I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate. -George Burns
  • RT @SocialInNewYork: "Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant." - George Burns
  • RT @GotThatWorkOTG: I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate. -George Burns
  • @LarryKenobi When he is lit on fire, is it true that George Burns ?
  • “I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. ” -- George Burns
  • It's better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. - George Burns | #quote
  • Girl, heaven must be missing an angel, because you look like the ghost of George Burns.
  • George Burns~ Id rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate.
  • pretty much. Bill and Ardis Holden. George Burns and Gracie Allen. And Jack Benny always
  • "It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and was dirty. ~George Burns" #quote
  • RT @WizdomsTweets: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • "The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending and to have the two as close together as possible." George Burns
  • "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." ― George Burns
  • RT @TheAcademy: The key to acting is honesty. When you can fake that you’ve got it made. - George Burns
  • Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. #quote -- George Burns
  • I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. – George Burns
  • I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • "Preferiría fracasar en algo que me encanta que un éxito en algo que odio." -George Burns
  • Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.-George Burns
  • RT @possiblerelates: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • "I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life" - George Burns
  • I�d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.- George Burns
  • RT @InspirationaII: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • @HighHeatStats George Burns 41 Gracie Allen 45
  • RT @FunnyDamnPost: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • Today might have the fewest HR among MLB birthdays. The leaders: George Burns 41 Jack Manning 14 Art Whitney 6 Total for the day just 64.
  • RT @selanenagomez: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • Once again, with George & Gracie 󾌸 — watching The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show
  • RT @TheDamnRelate: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • Someone near by is smoking a cigar. Mmmm My version of heaven may be sitting next to George Burns
  • RT @ao_motivation: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. -George Burns #quote
  • @UnusualFactPage tell that to George Burns!
  • “@WizdomsTweets: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns”
  • RT @marcferni: "Creo honestamente que es mucho mejor fallar en algo que amas que tener éxito en algo que odias” George Burns
  • RT @CloudOfCupid: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns
  • "@WizdomsTweets: I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns"