Gracie: A Love Story"For forty years my act consisted of one joke. And then she died". So begins one of the most charming and moving tributes to a lifelong love story as told by one of America's most adored comedians, George Burns. This phenomenal #1 bestseller recalls George and Gracie's first meeting backstage at a New Jersey hall; their happy times and their losses; and much more. Ten weeks on the New York Times paperback bestseller list. 16 pages of photos. |
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User Review - JenniferRobb - LibraryThingI'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't quite what I expected. I remember George Burns as a cigar-smoking, joke-cracking television star. I knew he'd been in radio when he started out. I didn ... Read full review
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User Review - MrsLee - LibraryThingA memoir of his life, career and marriage with Gracie Allen Burns, George Burns has filled these pages with love. It is a delightful recounting of their life together, how they met, how they worked ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Gracie: A Love Story |
| Author | George Burns |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Group USA, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0451168860, 9780451168863 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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