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Fred Allen
Fred Allen
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Born:
May 31, 1894
Died:
March 17, 1956
Age:
61
Birth Name:
John Florence Sullivan
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Awards:
2 wins.
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Some Facts
Radio comic of the 1930s and '40s.
In July, 1955, had an appendectomy, which caused him to miss two telecasts of What's My Line? (1950) where he had found a home as a regular weekly panelist.
One of Fred Allen's best known schticks was his long-standing feud with fellow comedian Jack Benny. The two often appeared on each other's radio programs to trade barbs. Sadly, other than an appearance on "The Jack Benny Program," in which Fred tries to steal Jack's sponsor, this did not carry over into television, as Allen died shortly after beginning his own TV show. In real life, of course, Benny and Allen were great friends, and Benny even took time on his radio program to eulogize Allen after his death.
Worked in vaudeville under a variety of names, including John Sullivan (the one his parents gave him), Paul Huckle, Fred St. James and Benjamin Franklin.
Fred Allen was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
Personal Quotes
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
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You can take all of the sincerity in Hollywood and put into a mosquito's navel and still have room for two caraway seeds and a producer's heart.
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A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
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Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars.
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Television is a device that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people who can't do anything.
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Filmography
Film
Year
1970
1954
1952
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