Burns Quietly Toasts His 100th Birthday

After a lifetime amid the hubbub of show business, George Burns spent his 100th birthday Saturday in his longtime Beverly Hills home, visited by members of his family.

“George is the same as he was a week ago,” said the comedian’s manager, Irving Fein. “He is weak, and he’s not eating much. He’ll just take it easy today.”

Burns, who uses a wheelchair to get around, has been in frail health since a bathtub fall last year and he caught the flu after attending Frank Sinatra’s Christmas party. Two weeks ago, he stopped his daily trips to his Hollywood office and to the Hillcrest Country Club to play bridge.