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Lester M. Allen (November 17, 1891 – November 6, 1949) was an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian, and circus performer. After beginning his career as a child acrobat with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, he became a performer in minstrel shows, burlesque, and vaudeville.
Lester Allen was born on 17 November 1891 in Utica, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Flamarion (1945), The Pirate (1948) and Ma and Pa Kettle (1949). He died on 6 November 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Lester Allen was born on 17 November 1891 in Utica, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Flamarion (1945), The Pirate (1948) and Ma and Pa Kettle (1949). He died on 6 November 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- November 17, 1891
- November 6, 1949
Lester Allen was an American actor who had a long career in film and television. He was born on November 17, 1891 in Utica, New York. He began his career in the early 1920s, appearing in silent films such as The Ten Commandments (1923) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924).
Lester M. Allen was an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian, and circus performer. After beginning his career as a child acrobat with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, he became a performer in minstrel shows, burlesque, and vaudeville.
Lester Allen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Allen kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the Mae West musical comedy "The Heat's on" (1943), "The Dolly Sisters" (1945) and "The Great Flamarion" (1945) with Erich von Stroheim.
Los Angeles, CA. Struck and killed by a car; at the time of his death, he worked at Bud Abbott's Back Stage Cafe. When Ted Healy & His Stooges quit rehearsals of the Shubert Brothers' Broadway revue THE PASSING SHOW OF 1932 on Aug. 16, 1932, Allen was tapped to replace Healy as the show's MC.