Raspy portrayal of George Burns falls flat - Las Vegas Review Journal

It's a bit ironic that"Say Goodnight Gracie"stopped by The Smith Center just about the time it was announced Hal Holbrook was canceling his scheduled"Mark Twain Tonight"at Artemus Ham Hall (due to a sudden movie offer). Both shows are ...

'Sunshine Boys'Is Still Slightly Cloudy - Wall Street Journal

They are, however, competing with memories of Walter Matthau and George Burns in the 1975 Herbert Ross movie. Enlarge Image Danny DeVito as Willie Clark and Richard Griffiths as Al Lewis. The plot is simple. Clark's nephew and theatrical agent, Ben ...

The all-time all-short team - ESPN

He was an on-base machine and one of great base stealers ever. If we lower the bar to 5-7 (there haven't been many short left fielders), we'd go with George Burns, a Raines-type player with the Giants in the teens and early'20s who led the NL ...

The first hit spinoff: Old-time radio listening, 15-16 May - Examiner

Music: Mahlon Merrick, Phil Harris and His Orchestra. Writers: Ed Beloin, Bill Morrow. The Hinds Honey&Almond Cream Show with George Burns and Gracie Allen: Rah-Rah in Omaha (CBS, 1940)—George (Burns) and Gracie (Allen) and her presidential campaign ...

Alice Cooper talks about his'Dark Shadows'cameo -- and his many other memorable onscreen adventures - Entertainment Weekly Online

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) This big screen adaptation of the Beatles album was another all-star affair — the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Steve Martin, Aerosmith, George Burns, and Cooperwere just some of the household names ...

'Old Jews Telling Jokes'is old news for Irv Brecher collaborator Hank Rosenfeld - 89.3 KPCC

It’s part of the new stage show “Old Jews Telling Jokes.” Old Jews? Old news! Milton Berle, George Burns and Jack Benny. Those are three old Jews telling jokes. And I spent seven years with Irving Brecher, who wrote for all of them.