100 Entrepreneurs Who Changed The World
98. George Burns
“Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman – or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.”
George Burns was an American comedian, actor, and best-selling writer. Burns was one of only stars whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Long before Howard Stern, George Burns was the king of media. His subtle delivery punctuated with a raise of his eyebrows and puff from his cigar became his iconic trademark for nearly three-quarters of a century. Burns was through and through an entertainer, a man who took his wit and charm and used it to propel him to success, while inspiring countless other entertainers and making people laugh.
