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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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Born:
May 31, 1894
Died:
March 17, 1956
(aged 61)
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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:
What's My Line? (1950 – 1967)
It's in the Bag! (1945)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Thanks a Million (1935)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950 – 1955)
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