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...straight, but that was soon corrected. George's indulgent prodding of Gracie's flighty non sequiturs and malapropisms helped make them the most popular male-female comedy act of the century. Burns always credited Allen with being the "genius" and deprecated his own sizable contribution. "There's a whole megillah about being a straight man," he said. "It's supposed to be so difficult. Actually, all you've got to have is ears. When the audience stopped laughing, I'd ask Gracie the next question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOOD NIGHT, GEORGE: GEORGE BURNS (1896-1996) | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

...stars created life, they say, While busily their theories proving. But who invented stars, I pray, And got the whole megillah moving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 17, 1977 | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

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