The Best of George Burns (DVD Set)

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Purchase The Best of George Burns (DVD Set)

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.

Purchase The Best of George Burns (DVD Set)

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