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All that the comedian has to show for his years of work and aggravation is the echo of forgotten laughter.

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My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.

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Fred Allen

Fred Allen
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Born: May 31, 1894
Died: March 17, 1956 (aged 61)
Bio: Fred Allen was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.
Known for:
  1. What's My Line? (1950 – 1967)
  2. It's in the Bag! (1945)
  3. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
  4. Thanks a Million (1935)
  5. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950 – 1955)
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