What is Gracie Allen doing today? Marriage, Net Worth, Real Name

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	August 27, 1964, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse	George Burns
Mark	Her scatterbrained antics to George Burns' straight man
Fact	Profiled in the book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999]
Payments	Earned $850 from Lambchops (1929)

Gracie Allen was born on July 26, 1895, in San Francisco, California. Her parents were George Allen and Margaret Allen. Gracie had two siblings: George Jr. and Harriet. Gracie’s early education took place at the Sacred Heart Convent in San Francisco.

Gracie’s career began when she was just a teenager. She started out as a vaudeville performer and then transitioned to film and television. Gracie is best known for her work on the popular comedy series “The Burns and Allen Show.” The show ran for eight seasons and earned Gracie two Emmy nominations.

After “The Burns and Allen Show” ended, Gracie continued to work in television and film. Some of her notable later roles include appearances on “The Love Boat” and “Murder, She Wrote.” Gracie also did voice work for several animated films, including “The Aristocats” and “The Rescuers.”

Gracie retired from show business in 1958. She died of a heart attack on August 27, 1964, at the age of 69.

Gracie Allen was a successful actress and comedian. She was best known for her work on the popular comedy series “The Burns and Allen Show.” Gracie retired from show business in 1958 and died of a heart attack in 1964.

General Info

Full Name	Gracie Allen
Died	August 27, 1964, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.52 m
Profession	Actor, Comedian, Singer, Radio personality, Dancer, Vaudeville Performer
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	George Burns
Children	Ronnie Burns, Sandra Burns
Parents	George Allen, Molly Darragh
Siblings	Bessie Allen, Hazel Allen, Pearl Allen

Accomplishments

Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress Starring In A Regular Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress - Continuing Performance, Primetime Emmy Award f...
Movies	A Damsel in Distress, Lambchops, The Big Broadcast, Six of a Kind, College Swing, International House, We're Not Dressing, College Holiday, The Big Broadcast of 1937, The Big Broadcast of 1936, College Humor, The Gracie Allen Murder Case, Mr. and Mrs. North, Honolulu, Two Girls and a Sailor, Here Co...
TV Shows	Burns and Allen, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0020555

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Innocent, high-pitched voice
2	Her scatterbrained antics to George Burns' straight man

Salary

Title	Salary
Lambchops (1929)	$850

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[In a campaign speech (1940) when she was running opposite FDR on the 'Surprise Party' ticket] As I look around me and see all all these trusting and believing faces shining up at me with love and respect, tears come into my eyes. And do you know why? My girdle is killing me.
2	[on George Burns] My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old.
3	[explaining her "Gracie Allen" character] Gracie's the kind of girl who shortens the cord on the electric iron to save electricity.
4	[explaining her "Gracie Allen" character] Gracie thought she was terribly smart. Gracie's character was different. Gracie thought everybody was out of step but her. She was always helping people. She was always sorry for you. Like if she would say, "My sister got up in the middle of the night, she screamed, she looked down at her feet and they turned black". You would say to her, "What did she do?" She was sorry for you for asking that question. She thought you were pretty dumb not to know what to do if your feet turned black. "She took off her stocking and went to sleep again."
5	[explaining her "Gracie Allen" character] Gracie isn't really crazy. She makes sense in an illogical sort of way. She's off-center. Not quite right really, but nearly right.

Facts

#	Fact
1	In Star trek IV The Voyage Home Admiral Kirk and Captain Spock set out to retrieve 2 humpback whales from 20th Century earth and transport them to 24th century earth too save the planet. Those two humpback whales were named "George" and "Gracie". They were cared for and featured at the Cetacean Institute near San Francisco.
2	She and her husband-to-be became the comedy team of Burns & Allen in 1922 (she was the daft one). They remained spouses and performing partners until her passing.
3	Profiled in the book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999]
4	Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
5	Pictured with husband George Burns on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950).
6	Although she was in love with another man when they first met, George Burns carried a ring in his pocket until she finally agreed to marry him.
7	Had a driver's license, issued under her married name, Grace Burns. Was once pulled over by a policeman, who thought the license was fake because it didn't give her last name as Allen.
8	In the early 1940s, during the height of their popularity, George Burns had a brief extramarital affair. He felt so guilty, he bought her an extravagant silver centerpiece for the dining room table, but since neither brought up the affair even once, he assumed she knew nothing about it. Years later, when Gracie had a friend over for coffee, George overheard her say, "You know, I wish George would cheat on me again. I'd really like a new centerpiece for the table".
9	Her idol and first childhood crush was Charles Chaplin.
10	In 1949, she missed a radio show when she had a migraine so bad she couldn't get out of bed. She was replaced by Jane Wyman, who had won the Best Actress Oscar earlier that year. It turned out to be the only performance she missed in over 35 years of performing with George Burns.
11	Graduated from Star of the Sea School for Girls [now co-ed] in San Francisco; graduation ceremony was held in the Columbia Theatre [now American Conservatory Theatre] on 19 June 1914.
12	The annual Gracie Allen Awards are presented by American Women in Radio and Television, Inc., to programs by, for and about women.
13	Their running gags: Gracie's endless relatives, the elaborate search for Gracie's "missing brother" (who actually left town in the wake of the publicity), Gracie's infatuation with matinée idol Charles Boyer, Gracie's enthusiasm for George's singing.
14	Accidentally spilled a pot of boiling water on her arm as a child, which left a bad scar she kept concealed for the rest of her life (her one big wish was to wear a strapless evening gown and no gloves, just once).
15	Suffered occasional migraines, which sometimes lasted for days; the only thing that seemed to help was a tight bandana, and bed rest in absolute quiet.
16	Staged a mock Presidential campaign in 1940; the theme of her campaign speech appeared to be "My girdle is killing me."
17	Had a fear of water and drowning; took swimming lessons secretly to be able to teach her children.
18	Declined only one photo session request in her career, when she was asked to pose outside a mental hospital; husband George Burns compared this to having Mae West pose outside a brothel.
19	"The Burns & Allen Show" (on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1950) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.
20	When she went to work with George Burns, she was engaged to another man. It took four years for George to change her mind, but they went on to become one of the best remembered couples in Hollywood history.
21	Her father left the family - her, her mother, her three sisters and one brother when she was 5 years old, and she never spoke of him again.
22	Started out in an Irish dancing group called "The Allen Sisters" with her three older sisters, Bessie, Hazel and Pearl.
23	She and George Burns have two adopted children, Sandra Burns and Ronald John (Ronnie Burns).
24	The words "Together Again" are engraved on her and George Burns' crypt at the Freedom Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. This inscription replaced the previous one, "Good Night, Gracie", which appeared on the crypt prior to George's death. She is interred to the left of him as you view the crypt, not above him as has been previously reported, along with the explanation that George "wanted her to have top billing".
25	During her run on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), she stood only 5 feet tall and weighed a dainty, petite 100 pounds.
26	The Gracie Allen rose (scientific name Rosa 'WEKuyreg') is named for her.
27	Began having mild heart attacks in the late 1950s, which continued until her death in 1964.
28	Most people did not know when she was born, as her birth certificate was lost during the California earthquake in 1906, and she was usually evasive about her age. Her family was even forced to guess her birthdate for her death certificate, settling on 1902. Her true age would not be revealed until 1972, when the 1900 Census became public, and gave her actual birth year as 1895.
29	The 1939 film The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) was especially written for her by the creator of Philo Vance, writer S.S. Van Dine. It was one of the few times she appeared on-screen without her husband, George Burns, though he was on the set to support her.
30	Had one blue eye and one green.
31	Interred along with husband George Burns at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage.
32	George Burns called Gracie "Googie", while she called him "Natty".
33	In 1922, she and George Burns made their first performance at the Hill Street Theatre in Newark, New Jersey, where they were paid $5 per day. George saw that the audience not only found Gracie's character funny but they fell in love with her, and he did, too. He immediately changed the act to give her all the funny lines and played her straight man. They became a hit.
34	Attending secretarial school, Gracie was invited by her roommate to Union Hill, New Jersey, to see if she was interested in working with either member of an act that was splitting up. The act was George Burns and Billy Lorraine, and she chose George.

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Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Jack Benny Program	1952-1964	TV Series	Gracie Allen
Startime	1959	TV Series	Gracie Allen
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	1950-1958	TV Series	Gracie Allen
The Bob Cummings Show	1957	TV Series	Gracie Allen
Two Girls and a Sailor	1944		Concerto Number
Mr. and Mrs. North	1942		Pamela North
The Gracie Allen Murder Case	1939		Gracie Allen
Honolulu	1939		Millie De Grasse
College Swing	1938		Gracie
A Damsel in Distress	1937		Gracie
College Holiday	1936		Calliope 'Gracie' Dove
The Big Broadcast of 1937	1936		Mrs. Platt
The Big Broadcast of 1936	1935		Gracie Allen
Here Comes Cookie	1935		Gracie Allen
Love in Bloom	1935		Gracie Downey
Many Happy Returns	1934		Gracie Allen
We're Not Dressing	1934		Gracie
Six of a Kind	1934		Gracie Devore
College Humor	1933		Gracie
International House	1933		Nurse Allen
Walking the Baby	1933	Short	Mamie (as Allen)
Let's Dance	1933	Short	Gracie, a Dance Hostess (as Allen)
Your Hat	1932	Short	Gracie (as Allen)
The Big Broadcast	1932		Gracie (as Grace Allen)
The Babbling Book	1932	Short	Gracie (as Allen)
Oh, My Operation	1931	Short	Nurse Allen (as Allen)
100% Service	1931	Short	Salesgirl
Once Over, Light	1931	Short	Grace, the Manicurist (as Allen)
The Antique Shop	1931	Short	Miss Allen (as Allen)
Pulling a Bone	1931	Short	Gracie
Fit to Be Tied	1930	Short	Miss Allen, a Salesgirl (as Allen)
Lambchops	1929	Short	Gracie the Girlfriend (as Allen)

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
American Masters	1997	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	1951-1956	TV Series performer - 9 episodes
Two Girls and a Sailor	1944	performer: "Concerto for Index Finger" 1943 - uncredited
The Gracie Allen Murder Case	1939	performer: "Snug as a Bug in the Rug"
Honolulu	1939	performer: "Honolulu" 1939, "The Leader Doesn't Like Music" 1939
College Swing	1938	performer: "What A Rumba Does To Romance", "You're A Natural", "Irish Washerwoman"
A Damsel in Distress	1937	performer: "Put Me to the Test" I've Just Begun to Live 1937, "Stiff Upper Lip" 1937 - uncredited
Here Comes Cookie	1935	performer: "Vamp of the Pampas"
Love in Bloom	1935	performer: " Lookie, Lookie, Lookie, Here Comes Cookie" - uncredited
We're Not Dressing	1934	performer: "Aloha Oe" 1908 - uncredited
Fit to Be Tied	1930	Short performer: "I'm a Whole Lot Wilder Than I Look"
Lambchops	1929	Short performer: "Do You Believe Me?" - uncredited

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The World Our Stage	1957	TV Movie	Herself - Broadcast from America
The Ed Sullivan Show	1957	TV Series	Herself
The Jackie Gleason Show	1957	TV Series	Herself
Climax!	1956	TV Series	Herself
Shower of Stars	1955	TV Series	Herself
This Is Your Life	1955	TV Series	Herself
What's My Line?	1954	TV Series	Herself - Mystery Guest
Stars in the Eye	1952	TV Special	Herself
Olympic Fund Telethon	1952	TV Special	Herself
The Actor's Society Benefit Gala	1949	TV Movie	Herself
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9	1933	Short	Herself (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2	1932	Short	Herself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton	2014	Video	Herself
Pioneers of Television	2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself - Burns and Allen Show
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices	2008	Video documentary	Herself
The O'Reilly Factor	2008	TV Series	Herself
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk	2007	Video documentary	Gracie the Girlfriend (as Allen)
Paul Henning & The Hillbillies	2005	Video documentary	Herself
Larry King Live	2003	TV Series	Herself
Biography	2002	TV Series documentary	Herself
Television: The First Fifty Years	1999	Video documentary	Herself
American Masters	1997	TV Series documentary	Herself
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television	1996	TV Special documentary	Herself
Pioneers of Primetime	1995	TV Movie documentary	Herself
50 Years of Funny Females	1995	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Paul Merton's Palladium Story	1994	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame	1993	TV Movie	Herself
Legends of Comedy	1992	TV Movie documentary
5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame	1989	TV Special	Herself - Inductee
Classic Comedy Teams	1986	Video documentary	Herself
Going Hollywood: The '30s	1984	Documentary
The Great Standups	1984	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy	1976	TV Movie	Tribute Montage
The Great Radio Comedians	1972	TV Movie documentary	Gracie Allen
The DuPont Show of the Week	1961	TV Series	Herself
Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up	1954	Documentary short	Film Clips Character
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians	1952	Documentary short	Herself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2005	OFTA TV Hall of Fame	Online Film & Television Association	Actors and Actresses
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6672 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1959	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
1958	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
1957	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
1956	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Actress - Continuing Performance	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
1956	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Comedienne
1955	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)