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As a child, he attended P.S. 22 and left after the fourth grade due to economic reasons. Interred along with his wife Gracie Allen at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage. Father of actor Ronnie Burns. Uncle of Lou Weiss, chairman emeritus of William Morris Agency, who got his mail-room start in agency business with help of 'Uncle Nate'. Was a regular on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts." He was even a guest of honor in 1978. "The Burns & Allen Show" (on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1950) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994. At the time of his Oscar win, he was the oldest recipient of an Oscar. He was 80 when he won the 1976 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Sunshine Boys. This record was surpassed by Jessica Tandy in 1990. Best friends with fellow comedian Jack Benny, who also served as best man at his and Gracie's wedding. George loved playing jokes on Benny--almost as much as watching him laugh (and pound the floor) afterwards. Actually wore a hairpiece for most of his performing career; appears briefly without it in The Sunshine Boys. George and Gracie continued to play single, even years after they were married; declining ratings prompted George to "update" the act on-air. He said later, "We were the only couple on radio who got married because we had to." Took the name "Burns" from the Burns Brothers Coal Company, whose trucks he'd stolen lumps from growing up, to help heat the family home. "George" was a sobriquet his brother occasionally used. Until his death he smoked as many as ten cigars a day. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 78-80. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 His first marriage was in name only.In the early 1920s, George was doing a ballroom dancing act with Hannah Siegal, and they were offered a 36-week contract to go out on the road. When her dad objected to her traveling with a young man outside the bonds of matrimony, George and Hannah got married so as not to turn down the offer. When they returned from their three-month engagement, they divorced. In the beginning of their partnership, Gracie played the straight character and George had the funny lines. When George realized Gracie got more laughs, he switched their roles. Daughter, Sandra, adopted 1934, son, Ronnie, adopted 1935. Discovered Ann-Margret and made her his opening act in Las Vegas. He was in very fragile health and could not attend his 100th birthday celebration in person. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 82-84. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Was originally supposed to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of his best friend, Jack Benny, but he was so overcome with emotion after trying that he let someone else do it. In the movie 18 Again! (1988) George Burns' character celebrates his 81st birthday though he was already 92 years old! In the early 1940s, during the height of their popularity, George Burns had a brief extra-marital affair. He apologized to Gracie by giving her a new coffee table, and nothing more was said about it. However, years later, when Gracie was serving coffee to a friend in their living room, George overheard her say, "You know, I wish George would have another affair. I really need a new coffee table." Was very good friends with Arthur "Harpo" Marx.