World Report: March 22, 1996 Vol.1 No.20

100 Years Of Punch Lines

For more than 90 years, comedian George Burns made people laugh. It seemed as if he would go on forever--joking with a straight face about his age and singing silly songs. But last week, just two months after he celebrated his 100th birthday, he died. Burns was laid to rest next to his wife and comedy partner Gracie Allen. Said their son Ronald: "Now it will be Burns and Allen forever again."