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Fred Allen

Fred Allen

Actor, Writer

Born May 31, 1894 in Cambridge - Massachusetts - USA

Died March 17, 1956

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I've Got a Secret
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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What's My Line?
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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 Videos

O. Henry's Full House

It's in the Bag! - Trailer (1945)

Filmography

Actor

43

Type

Year

Television: The First Fifty Years Poster

Television: The First Fifty Years Documentary1999

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio Poster

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio Documentary1991

The Great Standups Documentary1984

TV's Funniest Game Show Moments Poster

TV's Funniest Game Show Moments TV Special1984

Bob Hope's World of Comedy Poster

Bob Hope's World of Comedy TV Special1976

The Great Radio Comedians Documentary1972

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969

A 1960'S Radio Broadcast Addition: Chase and Sandborn 101st Anniversary TV Movie1965

Project Twenty Poster

Project Twenty TV Series1954

Judge for Yourself TV Series1953

The Tonight Show Poster

The Tonight Show TV Series1953

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952

O. Henry's Full House Poster

O. Henry's Full House Feature Film1952

Omnibus TV Series1952

The Christophers TV Series1952

The U.S. Royal Showcase Poster

The U.S. Royal Showcase TV Series1952

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952

Two for the Money Poster

Two for the Money TV Series1952

We're Not Married! Poster

We're Not Married! Feature Film1952

Chesterfield Sound Off Time Poster

Chesterfield Sound Off Time TV Series1951

The Kate Smith Evening Hour Poster

The Kate Smith Evening Hour TV Series1951

All Star Revue Poster

All Star Revue TV Series1950

Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950

Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday Short Film1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

The Jack Benny Program Poster

The Jack Benny Program TV Series1950

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950

Behind Your Radio Dial Poster

Behind Your Radio Dial Short Film1948

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948

We, the People TV Series1948

Is Everybody Listening? Documentary1947

Juvenile Jury TV Series1947

It's in the Bag! Poster

It's in the Bag! Feature Film1945

The Great American Broadcast Poster

The Great American Broadcast Feature Film1941

Buck Benny Rides Again Poster

Buck Benny Rides Again Feature Film1940

Love Thy Neighbor Poster

Love Thy Neighbor Feature Film1940

Sally, Irene and Mary Poster

Sally, Irene and Mary Feature Film1938

The March of Time: Volume 1, Number 5 Documentary1937

Thanks a Million Poster

Thanks a Million Feature Film1935

The Still Alarm Short Film1930

Fred Allen's Prize Playlets Short Film1929

The Installment Collector Poster

The Installment Collector Short Film1929

Writer

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Type

Year

Omnibus TV Series1952

It's in the Bag! Poster

It's in the Bag! Feature Film1945

Thanks a Million Poster

Thanks a Million Feature Film1935

Fifty Million Dollars Can't Be Wrong Short Film1933

Success Short Film1931

The Under Dog Short Film1930

Faint Heart Poster

Faint Heart Short Film1929

Fred Allen's Prize Playlets Short Film1929

Thanks

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Type

Year

Dream Job Poster

Dream Job Short Film2012

George Carlin: Carlin on Campus Poster

George Carlin: Carlin on Campus Documentary1984

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