"No, I just have a little itch," he explains. Shake that hand, then think better of it, withdraw mine and ask him if Right hand, which is partially covered by a gauze bandage. Teacup that is perched precariously on the edge of his desk near his He flicks a cigar ash into an ashtray and takes a sip of tea from the The company of another renowned cigar aficionado, my father, Groucho He knows IĬouldn't object to secondhand smoke since I had spent so many years in As if to emphasize his point, he takes a puff of theĬigar in his hand and exhales the smoke in my direction. I show up to discuss his career as one of the world's most renownedĬigar smokers. To, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral," deadpans theĩ8-year-old comedian from a chair in his Hollywood office the morning "If I'd taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me Legend, he's living proof that smoking between 10 and 15 cigars a dayįor 70 years contributes to one's longevity. Few people in history have been more closely associated with cigars, and when Burns was buried, he was wearing his finest suit, complete with three cigarsĬomedian George Burns is not only a living In this step back into our vaults, we go to 1994, when we put legendary comedian George Burns on our cover. As Cigar Aficionado magazine approaches 20 years in print, we are taking a look back at some of the most memorable stories we have published over the years.
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