Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964) was an American vaudevillian and comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, appearing with him on radio, television, and film as the duo Burns and Allen.
Gracie Allen fought a long battle with heart disease, ultimately dying of a heart attack in Hollywood on August 27, 1964, at age 69. Her remains were interred in a crypt at the Freedom Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Burns' remains were interred at her side in 1996 when he died 32 years later at the age of 100; the marker on the crypt was changed from "Grace Allen Burns—Beloved Wife And Mother (1902–1964)" to "Gracie Allen (1902–1964) and George Burns (1896–1996)—Together Again".
Works
RadioFilm
- The Big Broadcast
- The Big Broadcast Of 1936
- The Big Broadcast Of 1937
- College Holiday
- College Humor
- College Swing
- A Damsel In Distress
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case
- Here Comes Cookie
- Honolulu
- International House
- Lambchops
- Love In Bloom
- Many Happy Returns
- Mr And Mrs North
- Six Of A Kind
- Two Girls And A Sailor
- Were Not Dressing
Tropes associated with Gracie Allen:
- Alter-Ego Acting: Type 2. Gracie very seldom broke character in public, and no known recordings (audio or visual) of her doing so are known to survive. Her real personality is only known from second-hand accounts of her character by family and friends.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Her exchanges with her Straight Man husband and others seemed to indicate that her stage persona wasn't so much dumb as living in a world of her own.
