Say Goodnight, Gracie provided the pre-recorded voice of Allen. Holmes was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play and Gorshin was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. The production has toured extensively throughout the United States following its New York closing, with Joel Rooks, Don McArt, and Alan Safier taking over for Gorshin as George Burns. Jamie Farr filled in for Gorshin on tour for two months when he became ill in 2004, but Gorshin returned to the role before his death in 2005. Say Goodnight, Gracie Say Goodnight Gracie is a one-man play by Rupert Holmes. Adapted
Goodnight, Irene #1 on September 2, 1950, and lasted at #1 for 13 weeks. The song was the basis for the 1950 parody called "Please Say Goodnight to the Guy, Irene" by Ziggy Talent. It also inspired the 1954 "answer" record "Wake Up, Irene" by Hank Thompson, a #1 on Billboard's country chart. Television host Jack Narz recorded his version of "Goodnight, Irene" for his album "Sing the Folk Hits With Jack Narz" in 1959. Roots musician Ry Cooder performed a version of the song on his album "Chicken Skin Music" in 1976, which was released as a single in the Netherlands