Show to end in 2011 Nov 21, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) MANDATORY CREDIT: Harpo Productions, George Burns. NO SALES FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the premiere of the film "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles. (The Palm Beach Post)
Rik Tinory still going strong Nov 21, 2009
An equally rich show-biz history of famous names and collaborators highlights Tinory s long career as well, such as George Burns, Bob Hope, Don Costa for Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Henny Youngman, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. And, into recent times with Aerosmith, which took up a well-publicized 18-month residency at Tinory s home and studio for the making of the band s Grammy winning Pump album beginning in 1988, and returned for another nine months to make Get A Grip. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Can Oprah Stay Queen With No Throne? Nov 21, 2009
George Burns / Harpo Productions / AP. MORE. (Time.com)
Winfrey to Announce Friday Show Will End in 2011 Nov 20, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) MANDATORY CREDIT: Harpo Productions, George Burns. NO SALES (AP). (ABC News -- Wire)
End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years Nov 20, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) MANDATORY CREDIT: Harpo Productions, George Burns. NO SALES. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Palin a hit in bookstores, less with voters Nov 17, 2009
(George Burns/ Harpo Productions) November 17, 2009. E-mail this article. (Boston Globe)
Palin, Winfrey talk about book and Levi John... Nov 17, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns). CHICAGO Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the father of her grandson, has taken and that the soon-to-be Playgirl model hasn't seen his baby in awhile. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Palin says presidency not on my radar screen Nov 17, 2009
George Burns / Harpo Productions via APThis photo releasedby Harpo Productions, Inc. showstalk-show host Oprah Winfrey, second from right, with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her daughters, Willow, right, and Piper, left, during the taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show.". Video. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Saving sitcoms Oct 19, 2009
It has been widely reported that Bernie Mac talking to the camera was a direct copy of the earlier George Burns show. The Gary Shandling show was derivitive of many pioneering early tv shows. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Frank Liberman, 92, Hollywood publicist Sep 26, 2009
He also publicized books, including biographies of Ethel Merman, Mae West, and Gig Young - as well as four of George Burns s books, four of Diller s, and five of Hope s.. Born May 29, 1917, in New York City, Mr. Liberman grew up in White Plains, N.Y., and attended Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. (Boston Globe)
Palin, DeMint should take lessons from this guy Sep 16, 2009
There s a good scene (I m on a movie riff today) in 18 Again where George Burns describes Truman and the Bomb. Professor said it was an agonizing decision. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Whitney tells Oprah about cocaine, pot use Sep 15, 2009
Singer says her drug habit became heavy after 1992s The Bodyguard. Oprah Winfrey, right, and Whitney Houston are seen during an interview at the Town Hall in New York. (MSNBC -- Television)
M*A*S*H writer Gelbart dies at 81 Sep 12, 2009
starring George Burns. Mr Gelbart also won another Emmy for the Wall St-based film Barbarians at the Gate. (BBC News -- Americas)
Oprah to kick off season with Black Eyed Peas Sep 9, 2009
By George Burns, Harpo Productions. Oprah Winfrey, whose Whitney Houston interview airs Sept. 14-15, is kicking off her 24th season with an outdoor concert by the Black Eyed Peas. (USA Today -- Life)
Simmons Won't Kiss Butt Sep 4, 2009
"God. Like in the George Burns movie. I should have been God. I don't mean the son of God. That tends to be too Jewish. It gets to be like, 'I'm dying, I'm coming back.' You can't make up your mind. Too Jewish.". Seen anything good at the movies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Quiet, historical final resting place for Jackson Sep 2, 2009
The celebrity list is long and includes George Burns, Gracie Allen, Walt Disney and Nat King Cole, he said. Interactive. (MSNBC -- News)
Erin Andrews to Oprah: Nude video was "nightmare" Sep 1, 2009
In the interview, which airs Sept. 11, Andrews tells Winfrey that having secretly videotaped nude footage of her distributed on the Internet was a "nightmare." (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, George Burns). On Screen. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Stamps honor early TV shows Aug 19, 2009
Available nationwide now, all 50 million stamps, available in sheets of 20, commemorate "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet;" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents;" "The Dinah Shore Show;" "Dragnet;" "The Ed Sullivan Show;" "The George Burns e Allen Show;" "Hopalong Cassidy;" "The Honeymooners;" "Howdy Doody;" "I Love Lucy;" "Kukla, Fran and Ollie;" "Lassie;" "The Lone Ranger; " "Perry Mason; " "The Phil Silvers Show; " "The Red Skelton Show;" "Texaco Star Theater;" "The Tonight Show;" "The Twilight Zone;"... (Nogales International, AZ)
What was your favorite 50s TV show? Aug 19, 2009
THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW: George Burns and Gracie Allen were a popular comedy team from vaudeville and radio. On television, they played versions of themselves, a married couple dealing with various complications. (Burlington Union, MA)
TV shows honored with stamps Aug 14, 2009
George Burns and Gracie Allen share a comedic stamp moment, as do Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in "The Honeymooners.". There are stamps featuring Phil Silvers as Sgt. Ernest T. Bilko and Groucho Marx and his duck puppet from "You Bet Your Life.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Golden 1950s TV returns on commemorative stamps Aug 12, 2009
George Burns and Gracie Allen share a comedic stamp moment, as do Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in "The Honeymooners.". Who could forget the conniving Sgt. Ernest T. Bilko played by the over-the-top Phil Silvers. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Government Puts Stamp On Fifties' TV Shows Aug 7, 2009
The shows getting the Post Office's stamp of approval are The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Dinah Shore Show; Dragnet; The Ed Sullivan Show; The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; Hopalong Cassidy; The Honeymooners; Howdy Doody; I Love Lucy; Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Lassie; The Lone Ranger; Perry Mason; The Phil Silvers Show; The Red Skelton Show; Texaco Star Theater; Tonight Show; Twilight Zone; and You Bet Your Life. More Content. (Multichannel News)
Why Is Six Flags Using a Creepy Old Guy to Attract Kids? Jul 24, 2009
"I don't think many 11-year-olds relate to George Burns types," says Lippert. Hey, don't insult a late, great funnyman by comparing him to Mr. Six. (Time.com)
TV Q&A: Only one makes it in 'Made in Heaven' Jul 19, 2009
A: That was an episode of "George Burns Comedy Week," an anthology series that ran on CBS in 1985. Each week Burns introduced a short comedy, and that one was "Christmas Carol II -- The Sequel." Ed Begley Jr. played a grown-up Tiny Tim. (Florida Today)
Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack mentality Jul 11, 2009
A. In Vegas, my dad ruled over the Sahara [Hotel] showroom, where Don Rickles, Shecky Greene, Jerry Lewis, George Burns, Flip Wilson, and Johnny Carson all performed. I saw Billy Crystal and David Letterman when they were starting out. (Boston Globe)
4 things to make you smarter Jul 7, 2009
Current Gaylord Weather. Where are you reading the Herald Times online. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Reader Exchange: You’ll laugh at the simplicity of Gracie Allen’s roast beef Jul 5, 2009
For the youngsters out there, Gracie and her husband, George Burns, were the vaudeville comedy team of Burns and Allen. Some of you will remember George better as the title character in the Oh God movies. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Anne Roberts Nelson, influential TV executive Jun 26, 2009
She had a variety of duties along the way, including booking talent for The Ed Wynn Show and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and negotiating contracts for CBS mainstays I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, All in the Family, The Red Skelton Show, The Wild, Wild West, Perry Mason, and The Young and the Restless, among others. She really was alone in the field for a lot of years, Mollie Gregory, who interviewed Mrs. Nelson for her 2002 oral history Women Who Run the Show, told the Los Angeles Times... (Boston Globe)
Funny ladies Jun 23, 2009
Like George Burns before them, who hit his cinematic stride at 80 when he won a supporting Oscar for 1975's The Sunshine Boys, these entertainers are having one heck of a senior moment. The dues they've been paying over the decades are earning extra dividends in guest spots on The Office and Ugly Betty, on late-night talk shows with Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson, on raunchy Comedy Central celebrity roasts as youngsters who think That '70s Show is classic comedy discover what their elders have... (USA Today)
Andy Answers His Mail Jun 22, 2009
If he''s supposed to be CBS'' answer to George Burns or George Carlin, the network has botched it big time. Ron YearyIndianapolis. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
A Wonder Woman Still Jun 22, 2009
"I thought I was enriching her life, not just depriving her. "I loved Washington, it was thrilling to me," Carter said. Their life became a "Who's Who" of showbiz and politics: President Bush, President Clinton, Prince Charles, George Burns, Elton John. But the fairy tale life had some scary twists. In the early 1990s Altman was indicted in a bank fraud case, only to be completely acquitted. "Not guilty. Not guilty. (CBS News)
• Gooding library showcases new items Jun 2, 2009
", "Moonthief", "Naptime for Slippers", "The Search", "Diary of a Wimpy kid"DVD"The weatherman", "The Blue Elephant", "Uptown Girls", "The Stepford Wives", Air Bud", "Laurel and Hardy", "George Burns and Gracie Allen". Video. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Old folks rarely find a good home onscreen May 27, 2009
The Sunshine BoysProbably Neil Simons best original screenplay deals with a retired vaudeville duo, Lewis (George Burns) and Clark (Walter Matthau), who agree to reunite for a TV spectacular despite the fact that they hate each others guts. While the film signaled the legendary Burns return to popular culture and kicked off a successful final act to a showbiz career almost as notable was the fact that few American movies had centered around elderly men, much less old guys who... (MSNBC -- News)
In best supporting actor, anything goes May 21, 2009
George Burns for Sunshine Boys, John Gielgud for Arthur. These long-in-the-tooth actors seem to receive their Academy Awards not only for the terrific films they were nominated for, but for a lifetime of good work. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
In blink of an eye, stealing home back in vogue May 16, 2009
Posted: Friday May 15, 2009 6:38PM; Updated: Friday May 15, 2009 6:38PM. Jason Werth stole second, third and then home when Russell Martin lobbed the ball back to the pitcher. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
The All-Stars of Absurdism face off May 16, 2009
It reminded me of The Sunshine Boys, if Walter Matthau and George Burns were staring into the abyss instead of arguing about why "pickle" is so funny. The strange thing is, when the play made its London debut more than 50 years ago, they couldn't find any famous actors who wanted to sign up. (Globe and Mail)
Culleoka students bring WWII-era music to life May 14, 2009
The music of Glenn Miller and the Andrew Sisters and the comedy shtick of George Burns and Gracie Allen are far removed from the current generation, but Culleoka s Unit School students have been working diligently to make them come alive again. From Thursday through Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. each night, Culleoka students will present Radio Ballroom at the Culleoka Unit School auditorium. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'Wizard Of Oz' Munchkin Mickey Carroll Dies May 8, 2009
He later did radio shows with George Burns, Gracie Allen, Jack Benny and Al Jolson. But it was his role as one of the "Oz" Munchkins that defined him. (Click2Houston, TX)
Obituaries in the news May 8, 2009
He later did radio shows with George Burns, Gracie Allen, Jack Benny and Al Jolson. In November 2007, Carroll and six other surviving Munchkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Anchorage Daily News)
Elizabeth Edwards: Our marriage is day by day May 6, 2009
Elizabeth Edwards: Our marriage is day by day. Elizabeth Edwards: Our marriage is day by day. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Unusual suspects May 3, 2009
"The program that made it famous, 'The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,' went off the air 12 years before he was born. These gems live on because they're passed down, from generation to generation . . . You didn't have to be alive during the original run of 'Gilligan's Island' or 'Leave it to Beaver' to get the references - those shows are playing, somewhere, every day.". Several commenters pointed out that old and young alike can easily find out the background of any unfamiliar reference. (Boston Globe)
VEGAS HEADLINER DANNY GANS DEAD AT 52... May 2, 2009
Gans, best known for his touching impersonation of entertainer George Burns, began a five-year headline gig at tycoon Steve Wynn's Wynn Las Vegas hotel in February. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at the Mirage. (The Drudge Report)
Autograph collection graces walls of Laurens pub Apr 19, 2009
John bought George Burns and Daniel Day Lewis photos for display. John also took it upon himself to submit favorite photos in hopes they would be autographed. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
NewAshton Kutcher wins Twitter battle with CNN Apr 18, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns). "OK, here goes," she said, pressing a key. (Florida Times-Union)
KRG Publishing and Amazon.com Bring out the Newest Book by Kevin Given: 'The Great Science Fiction Trivia Quiz Book!' Apr 18, 2009
How did George Burns inspire the character of Spock on "Star Trek?". What warriors inspired the Jedi Knights from "Star Wars?". (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
REVIEW: Presidential dignity intact after Obama's Leno visit Mar 20, 2009
After all, President Eisenhower was on The Colgate Comedy Hour and President Reagan did birthday specials for Bob Hope and George Burns, and yet democracy survived. And when it comes down to it, is appearing on America's top-rated, longest-running late-night show really any less dignified than throwing out a pitch at a baseball game or calling the winner of the Super Bowl. (USA Today -- Life)
I believe religion is driving people away from God Mar 17, 2009
I am reminded of a line from the movie "Oh God," with George Burns as the deity and John Denver as the grocery store manager reluctantly recruited to spread The Word. "I don't even go to church," says the manager. (Montana Standard, MT)
Quaid revisits LA hospital for `Oprah' episode Mar 11, 2009
(AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns). Harpo Productions said in a release Thursday that Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, wanted to visit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to see what steps have been taken to ensure a similar mistake won't happen again. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Documentary to record history of The Tent' Mar 6, 2009
For 40 years the theater saw the likes of performers such as Ray Charles, George Burns, George Carlin and Mickey Rooney. Bonoff also said it was instrumental in spreading the popularity of country music. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Suleman under duress? Feb 25, 2009
Dad: Suleman under duress before TV interview - Women's health- msnbc. Dad: Suleman under duress before TV interview. (MSNBC -- Health)
A 'Button' best-picture win wouldn't age well Feb 20, 2009
Or letting George Burns get the best supporting actor award for "The Sunshine Boys" in 1976, when Robert Shaw wasn't even nominated for "Jaws." ("You have city hands, Mr. Hooper. You been countin' money all your life." Has there ever been a better supporting actor performance in a popular film. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
DVD Review: The Penguins of Madagas... Feb 18, 2009
Abbot and Costello, George Burns and Gracie Allen, the Smothers Brothers. you get the idea. (Suite101.com)
