Gracie Allen
Acting
Biography
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964) was an American comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gracie Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: July 25, 1895
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
This Is Bob Hope...
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
The Jack Benny Program
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
The Jack Benny Program
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
Here Comes Cookie
A scatterbrained heiress opens her home to a succession of unemployed actors and vaudeville performers, then decides to produce her own show, much to the consternation of her father, her sister and her sister's boyfriend, who is actually after the young girl's money.
The Big Broadcast
The top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention to his love life than to his career.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.
Let's Dance
Sailor George and his pals visit the Roseland Dance Hall, where funny things happen between conversations with dizzy hostess Gracie.
Once Over, Light
In the barbershop, a costumer contends with a barber hard-selling hair tonic, an obnoxious customer with a theory about World War I, and a dizzy manicurist (Grace) who engages him in typically crazy conversation.
What's My Line?
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Herself
as Gracie Allen
as Gracie Allen
as Gracie Allen (voice) (uncredited)
as Gracie Allen
as Self
as Self
as Gracie Allen - Concerto Number
as Pamela North
as Gracie Allen
as Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse
as Gracie Alden
as Gracie
as Calliope Dove
as Mrs. Platt
as Gracie
as Gracie Allen
as Gracie Downey
as Gracie Allen
as Gracie
as Gracie Devore
as Gracie
as Nurse Allen
as Gracie
as Gracie
as Self
as Gracie
as Miss Allen, a Salesgirl
as Gracie the girlfriend