Talk:George Burns
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George Burns's real first name is commonly given as Nathan; for what it's worth, however, I have a letter dated March 1, 1973, and signed by him (though perhaps typewritten by someone else) in which he told me his real first name was Nathaniel. He also wrote that Gracie used to call him "Sugarthroat." Richard K. Carson 06:40, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] POV?
the lead section is incredibly generous to Mr. Burns. A "titan of American comedy"? This is an encyclopedia folks. I'll try to rework it a bit.--Alhutch 00:10, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- The whole article is, really. No article should have a header called 'The final years. Really.' and crack puns, this isn't Everything2. BillyH 12:57, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. This article needs a major rewrite. --Takeel 14:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. Perhaps the article needs somewhat of a rewrite. I must say I found the style endearing albeit ill-fitted for this venue.--bwolper 04:52, 03 August, 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. This article needs a major rewrite. --Takeel 14:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
I removed all the non-NPOV embellishments, and tried to improve some other non-wiki wording. I hope it meets with your approval. However, I could not come up with a more appropriate-sounding title for the "Final years" section. Nightscream 08:39, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
- It's reading remarkably restrained at the moment. POV doesn't seem to be an issue.
- 67.169.127.166 (talk) 01:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Coronary Bypass Surgery when he as 78?
According to http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,3,00.html, not a reliable source, George Burns had triple Coronary Bypass surgery when he was 78.
Could someone authenticate that and include it in the main article? NickP (talk) 13:27, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Photo, please!
The entire article has zero photos, let alone a photo of Burns himself. Anybody have one we could use for the article? --Ragemanchoo (talk) 15:09, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
