Gracie Allen: Gracie Allen. Actress: The Gracie Allen Murder Case. Gracie Allen was born on 26 July 1895 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939), A Damsel in Distress (1937) and Honolulu (1939). She was married to George Burns. She died on 27 August 1964 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.