Gracie Allen for President (1940 publicity campaign)

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"Gracie Allen for President" was a 1940 satirical publicity campaign in which comedian Gracie Allen humorously ran for U.S. president as part of a radio and promotional stunt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf publicity campaign ⓘ
radio publicity stunt ⓘ
satirical political campaign ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
hasAudience American radio listeners ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact example of early media-based political satire ⓘ
referenced in histories of American radio comedy ⓘ
hasEffect increased popularity of Gracie Allen ⓘ
media attention in 1940 ⓘ
publicity for The Burns and Allen Show ⓘ
hasHumorStyle absurdist political promises ⓘ
nonsense humor ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ
hasPart comedy radio segments ⓘ
novelty political speeches ⓘ
promotional appearances ⓘ
hasSlogan "Down with common sense" ⓘ
"Vote for Gracie" ⓘ
hasSubject George Burns ⓘ
Gracie Allen ⓘ
hasTheme celebrity candidacy ⓘ
mock presidential campaign ⓘ
parody of American politics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location United States radio networks ⓘ
mainPerformer Gracie Allen ⓘ
medium radio ⓘ
narrativeFocus Gracie Allen running for U.S. president ⓘ
notableWorkOf Gracie Allen ⓘ
partOf The Burns and Allen Show ⓘ
startTime 1940 ⓘ
timePeriod 1940 United States presidential election ⓘ
usedFor promotion of Burns and Allen radio program ⓘ
publicity for sponsor products ⓘ

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Gracie Allen → notableWork → Gracie Allen for President (1940 publicity campaign) ⓘ
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen → notableWork → Gracie Allen for President (publicity campaign) ⓘ
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