Not only was George Burns one of America’s funniest men in comedy,
but he was also an icon of the TV world. From the days of the black
and white tube people now in their 50's and older, used to sit in
front of the TV an laugh at his stone-face humor and cigar in hand.
This set of four DVDs features Burns performing with Gracie Allen,
Minnie Pearl, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and many, many
more. Hours of smiles, laughter and fun with familiar comedians
that will not only generate smiles and lauughter, but also pleasant
memories of family and fun.
About
George Burns:
George Burns, born Nathan Birnbaum, was the ninth of twelve
children born to Louis and Dorothy (Bluth) Birnbaum in New York
City. His father was a substitute cantor at the local synagogue,
but did not work very often. During the flu epidemic of 1903, Louis
had his chance to earn some real money, but contracted the flu and
died. Nattie (as he was known to his family) started working in
1903 after his father's death, shining shoes, running errands, and
selling newspapers.
When he landed
a job as a syrup maker in a local candy shop at age seven, Nattie
Birnbaum was discovered, as he recalled many years later:
“We were all
about the same age, six and seven, and when we were bored making
syrup, we used to practice singing harmony in the basement. One day
our letter carrier came down to the basement. His name was Lou
Farley. Feingold was his real name, but he changed it to Farley. He
wanted the whole world to sing harmony. He came down to the
basement once to deliver a letter and heard the four of us kids
singing harmony. He liked our style, so we sang a couple more songs
for him. Then we looked up at the head of the stairs and saw three
or four people listening to us and smiling. In fact, they threw
down a couple of pennies. So I said to the kids I was working with,
'no more chocolate syrup. It's show business from now
on.’
We called ourselves the Peewee Quartet. We started out singing on
ferryboats, in saloons and on street corners. We'd put our hats
down for donations. Sometimes the customers threw something in the
hats. Sometimes they took something out of the hats. Sometimes they
took the hats.”
Burns’ career
spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television – with and without
his equally legendary wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and
cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three
quarters of a century, enjoying a remarkable career resurrection
that began in 1979 and ended shortly before his death in 1996 at
age 100.
For more
information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns
Product
Features:
- Collection of
four DVDs
- Running time:
7-1/2 hours (total)
- Color
- This set of
DVDs features 9 full-length comedy specials, including:
-
George
Burns Special - Johnny Carson, Walter Matthau, The
Osmonds;
-
George
Burns One-Man Show - Anne Margret, Gladys Knight & the
Pips, John Denver, Bob Hope, Captain & Tenille
-
George
Burns 100th Birthday Party - Johnny Carson, Bob Hope,
Milton Berle, Jimmy & Gloria Stewart, Dean Martin; and
more.
What we like best about this
product: This set of videos not only taps into your
loved one’s long term memory, but also puts smile after smile on
their face Caregivers have been requesting DVDs of ol’ time
comedians, so we did our homework and decided to begin with George
Burns. More will follow, but let us know what you
think.
