The Milwaukee Journal – Jun 10,
1938
THEY SANG AND DANCED IN VAUDEVILLE
BEFORE GRACIE BECAME “DIZZY.”
THEY BOTH PLAY GOLD—BUT SEPARATELY.
PEOPLE LAUGH AT GRACIE NO MATTER
WHAT SHE SAYS, EVEN WHEN MAKING PURCHASES.
IT TAKES four men to keep GracieAllen “dizzy” –George Burns and three gagmen . . .Burns did it alone till he
began to talk that way himself . . .they teamed first as a song and dance act
in vaudeville . . . were married after trouping together for four year . . .
became famous on radio . . .Gracie isn’t funny on movie sets . . . but people
laugh at her anyway . . .she refers all interviewers to George . . . won’t
answer questions herself . . . George handles all business matters . . . she
never reads a script . . . George teaches her the lines—believes she’ll be
funnier if she doesn’t know what’s going on. . .George is an expert golfer. . .
Gracie a rank amateur. . . he took her golfing one day . . . she made a
hole-in-one . . . that was their last game together. . . took a vacation last
summer, their first in five years . . . bought their first car two years ago. .
. .George tried for a week to teach Gracie to drive . . .then hired a chauffeur
. . .Gracie sings and dances in “College Swing.”
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