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On this day in 1926, George Burns and Gracie Allen were married!

On this day in 1895, Gracie Allen was born.

January 7, 1926: This day is the wedding anniversary of the famous couple George Burns and Gracie Allen . They were married in Cleveland, Ohio by the Justice of the Peace. Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo. They performed together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio, and television. The couple had great success in entertaining their fans for over four decades. Burns and Allen  met when they performed together at the Hill Street Theater in Newark, New Jersey in 1922.

On this day in 1896, Gracie Allen was born.

On this day in 1926, George Burns & Gracie Allen were married.

January 7, 1926: This day is the wedding anniversary of the famous couple George Burns and Gracie Allen . They were married in Cleveland, Ohio by the Justice of the Peace. Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo. They performed together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio, and television. The couple had great success in entertaining their fans for over four decades. Burns and Allen  met when they performed together at the Hill Street Theater in Newark, New Jersey in 1922.

On this day in 1985, Gracie Allen was born.

On this day in 1926, George Burns & Gracie Allen were married.

On this day in 1895, Gracie Allen was born.

If the great comedian, George Burns , had a great love of his life...it was Gracie Allen . Miss Allen was born July 26, 1895 (at best guess as her birth records were lost in the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906) and through her illustrious career, she endeared herself to the hearts of millions of fans around the globe. She made her first appearance to the masses at the age of 3 when she performed with Eddie Cantor. As part of “The Four Colleens”, she and her sisters performed irish dances and eventually ended up on vaudeville with her older sister Bess. In 1922 she met a young comic vaudevillian named George Burns and teamed up...both on stage and in life. In their act, Gracie originally was the straight force of the duo, but as she was receiving the laughter for her less than “all there” approach to dialog. Gracie Allen became the focal point of the jocularity. In reality, Miss Allen had a keen I.Q. and  was very articulate. Their success on the stage carried the

" The President of today is just the postage stamp of tomorrow."   -Gracie Allen