Bob Burns (humorist)
Robin "Bob" Burns (August 2, 1890 – February 2, 1956) was an American musical comedian, who appeared on radio and in movies from 1930 to 1947.
Bob Burns | |
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Gladys George and Bob Burns in I'm from Missouri, 1939 | |
| Born | Robin Burn August 2, 1890 Greenwood, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1956 (aged 65) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, radio, actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1930-1945 |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Fisher
(m. 1921; died 1936)Harriet M. Foster (m. 1939) |
| Children | 4 |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument(s) | Bazooka |
Burns played a novelty musical instrument of his own invention, which he called a "bazooka". During World War II, the US Army's handheld anti-tank rocket launcher was nicknamed "bazooka" after Burns's instrument, and the term remains current into the 21st century as generic name for some shoulder-fired rocked launchers.
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