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person_profile-Fred Allen

Fred Allen Died at age: 61

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Fred Allen

Date of Birth:

May 31, 1894

Country of birth:

Cambridge - Massachusetts - USA

Died:

Mar 17, 1956

Biography of

Fred Allen

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

    Fred Allen (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956) was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio. His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but it was only part of his appeal; radio historian John Dunning (in On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio) wrote that Allen was radio's most admired comedian and most frequently censored. A master adlibber, Allen often tangled with his network's executives (and often barbed them on the air over the battles), while developing routines the style and substance of which influenced contemporaries and futures among comic talents, including Groucho Marx, Stan Freberg, Henry Morgan and Johnny Carson, but his fans also included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and novelists William Faulkner, John Steinbeck and Herman Wouk (who began his career writing for Allen). Ironically, in view of his often barbed observations of the medium, Fred Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for contributions to television

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Fred Allen

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Filmography of

Fred Allen

Found 8 Movies in total

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Self - Predicts Demise of Radio (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

O. Henry's Full House

Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") ( Actor )

... 1952

We're Not Married!

Steve Gladwyn ( Actor )

... 1952

It's in the Bag!

Fred Floogle ( Actor )

... 1945

Love Thy Neighbor

Fred Allen ( Actor )

... 1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

Fred Allen (voice) ( Actor )

... 1940

Sally, Irene and Mary

Gabby Green ( Actor )

... 1938

Thanks a Million

Ned Lyman ( Actor )

... 1935