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John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His absurdist topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.
The Fred Allen Show was a long-running American radio comedy program starring comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. Over the course of the program's 17-year run, it was sponsored by Linit Bath Soaps, Hellmann's , Ipana , Sal Hepatica , Texaco and Tenderleaf Tea.
Fred Allen. Actor: It's in the Bag!. Fred Allen, the well-known comedian who went on to star in radio, television, and film, was born John Florence Sullivan in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894 and educated at Boston University.
Satire, according to the playwright George S. Kaufman, “is what closes Saturday night,” but for seventeen years Fred Allen used his satiric brand of humor to create some of the nation’s most popular radio comedy.
Apr 16, 2020 · This upload contains 277 episodes of the Fred Allen radio shows from 1932-1949, including Linit Bath Club Revue, Salad Bowl Revue, Sal Hepatica Revue, Hour of Smiles, Town Hall Tonight, The Fred Allen Show, and Texaco Star Theater.
Fred Allen, the well-known comedian who went on to star in radio, television, and film, was born John Florence Sullivan in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894 and educated at Boston University. His Broadway shows include "The Passing Show of 1922" and "The Greenwich Village Follies".
May 27, 2024 · Fred Allen (born May 31, 1894, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.—died March 17, 1956, New York, N.Y.) was an American humorist whose laconic style, dry wit, and superb timing influenced a generation of radio and television performers.
Oct 23, 2015 · Fred Allen wasn’t a man who liked change. He’d been doing a weekly hour-long radio program for more than eight years by 1942, and while he grumbled about the endless grind of his work routine, in his own way he found that routine comfortable.
Feb 18, 2010 · Fred Allen, old-time radio, comedy, satire. The surviving installments of the master satirist's final series, on NBC, for Blue Bonnet Margarine and Tetley Tea through 1947 and Ford Motor Company in 1948-49. Including the "Allen's Alley" for which he's remembered best---with announcer Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn, Parker Fennelly as Titus ...
FrED ALLEN. Born John Florence Sullivan on May 31, 1894, Fred Allen began his career in vaudeville before becoming one of radio’s most acerbic and admired wits. Allen and his wife, former chorus girl Portland Hoffa, began their radio career on October 23, 1932, starring on The Linit Bath Club Revue.
