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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Say goodnight Gracie'? This was coined as the sign-off at the end of George Burns’ shows with his wife Gracie Allen in 1958.
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century.
When prompted by George Burns, Gracie Allen always responds "Goodnight," but so many people use the punchline "Goodnight, Gracie." I saw this joke on a 1976 episode of M.A.S.H., was that the origin or does it go back further?
10 mar 1996 · Yesterday morning, it was all over. The great American comedian George Burns died at his home in Beverly Hills seven weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday. His four-decade stint as...
10 mar 1996 · There were no last-second one-liners or pithy sign-offs, said Burns’ longtime manager and friend, Irving Fein. But for years, Burns had insisted in a gravelly monotone: “I don’t believe in ...
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) played in Vaudeville and eventually started a double act with a young woman, Gracie Allen. However, Burns soon found that while she was his comic foil , she was getting more laughs with her comments than his best jokes.
26 mar 1996 · When George Burns died on March 9 at age 100, he went gentlemanly into that good night. “Mr. Burns always said, ‘When I go, I want to take my music with me,”’ the late comic’s butler ...
