George Burns 100 Years, 100 Stories is told by John Byner with a tribute by Milton Berle and excerpts from The Burns & Allen Radio Show. Love, Groucho is 72 minutes of the letters Groucho wrote to his daughter Miriam, performed by Frank Ferrante (who portrayed Groucho on Broadway) with an introduction by Dick Cavett. Both of these recordings provide real insight into two of Americas favorite humorists.
Popular American comedian acted George Burns, originally Nathan Birnbaum from 1922 teamed with Gracie Allen, his wife, to 1958; after her death, he in dramatic roles won an Academy Award for The Sunshine Boys (1975).
Career of this writer spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. His familiar arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation lasted for more than three quarters of a century. He enjoyed a career resurrection that began in the 1975 and continued through his death.