What are some fun facts about George Burns? Was George Burns a dancer?

George Burns was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television.  He is also known for his arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation. Here are some fun facts about George Burns:

• George Burns was the ninth of 12 children born to Hadassah “Dorah” and Eliezer Birnbaum, known as Louis or Lippa, Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from Ropczyce, Galicia, now Poland.
• George Burns started his career in vaudeville, where he met his future wife and partner, Gracie Allen. They formed a comedy act and became a popular duo.
• George Burns also appeared in several films without Allen, including “The Sunshine Boys” (1975), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
• George Burns and Allen transitioned to television in the 1950s with “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.” The show was a hit and ran for eight seasons.
• Burns was a master of comedy, and his work spanned radio, television, and film. He was one of few artists to successfully transition from vaudeville to radio, cinema, and television shows.
• Burns was only a Tony Award shy of being one of the few EGOT award recipients in the American entertainment industry, winning an Emmy, a Grammy, and an Oscar.
• Burns was a lifelong cigar smoker and reputedly timed his monologues by the amount the cigar had burned down. Arthur Marx estimated that Burns smoked around 300,000 cigars during his lifetime, starting at the age of 14.
• Burns was in very fragile health and could not attend his 100th birthday celebration in person.

As to whether George Burns was a dancer or not, he did start his career as a singer and dancer in vaudeville, but he is best known for his comedy work with Gracie Allen.