Fred Allen

Name: Fred Allen
Date of Birth: May 31, 1894
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mini-bio: Fred Allen, the well-known comedian who went on to star in radio, television, and film, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894 and educated at Boston University. His Broadway shows include "The ...( read more)

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Fred Allen mini-bio: Fred Allen, the well-known comedian who went on to star in radio, television, and film, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894 and educated at Boston University. His Broadway shows include "The Passing Show of 1922" and "The Greenwich Village Follies". He produced, wrote, and starred in "The Fred Allen Show" on radio from 1939 to 1949 and starred on the television show "Judge for Yourself" from 1953 to 1954. He appeared in such films as "Thanks a Million", "Love Thy Neighbor", and "Sally, Irene, and Mary". He wrote two autobiographies. The first, about his days in radio, published in 1954, is entitled "Treadmill to Oblivion". The second, about his days in vaudeville, and published after his death, is "Much Ado About Me."