George Burns and Jack Benny were best friends for more than 50 years. In ”Sunday Nights at Seven” (Warner), by Jack`s daughter, Joan Benny, Burns insists that Benny, contrary to his widely ...

Gracie Allen, Burns’ wife and comedy partner, had died in 1964. And, Fein recalled in a 1998 Archive of American Television interview, “George hadn’t done well for about 10 years.

All the celebrations for George Burns’ 100th birthday Saturday have been canceled because of the comedian’s poor health. Except one. The Capitol Region Conference of Churches is sponsor… ...

Jack Burns, a comedian, writer and actor known for writing on “The Muppet Show” and “Hee Haw,” acting on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and his comedy partnership with George Carlin, has ...

Jack Burns, a Boston-born comedian who teamed in comedy duos with George Carlin and Avery Schreiber, died on Jan. 27. He was 86.

Jack Burns, who found fame as the hilariously pompous half of Burns and Schreiber, one of the best-known comedy teams of the 1960s and ’70s, then made another mark as a television writer, died ...

Iconic TV comedians George Burns and Jack Benny were best friends for a half-century, going back to their days in vaudeville. But Burns’ long career got a remarkable second act when his pal had ...

Jack Burns, 87, beloved husband of the late Mary Virginia Burns of Evanston; loving father of Brian (Jane) Burns, Eileen Burns, Susan (Charlie) Campbell and Sheila (Pat) Brennan; cherished grandfat… ...

Jack Burns, ‘The Muppet Movie’ and ‘Muppet Show’ Writer, Dies at 86. Jack Burns, one of the original writers for 'The Muppet Show' and a comedy partner to George Carlin, died Monday.

Burns died in 1996 at age 100. Fein captured an Emmy for serving as a producer on a Burns 1977 TV special and authored several books, including the 1977 best-seller Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography .

Jack Burns, a comedian, writer and actor known for writing on “The Muppet Show” and “Hee Haw,” acting on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and his comedy partnership with George Carlin, has ...

Veteran Hollywood publicist Irving Fein had a 28-year association with Jack Benny and helped rejuvenate George Burns' career.