Fred Allen
Sign in to saveAmerican comedian (1894–1956)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1894-05-31
- Died
- 1956-03-17
- Works
- 15
Top works
- low man on a totempole
- Reform
- Trees of Eden
- Fredzone
- Letters
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio. His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but it was…
Known for
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio — Self - Predicts Demise of Radio (archive footage)1991
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
- The Great Radio Comedians — Self (Archive footage)1971
- Judge for Yourself — Himself1953
- O. Henry's Full House — Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")1952
- We're Not Married! — Steve Gladwyn1952
- The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self1950
- Your Show of Shows1950
- The Jack Benny Program — Fred Allen1950
- What's My Line? — Self1950
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 183
- Total plays
- 814
Tags
OTRdramaradio showsOld Time Radiooldtimeradio
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fred+Allen">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology
· 1989 · cited 43,374x
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 41,857x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,522x
- Social Identity Theory and the Organization
· 1989 · cited 31,503x
- User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward A Unified View1
· 2003 · cited 29,645x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- John Florence Sullivan , ( 1894-05-31 ) May 31, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- March 17, 1956 (1956-03-17) (aged 61), New York City, U.S.
- Years active
- 1914–1956
- Spouse
- Portland Hoffa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 )
- Show
- The Fred Allen Show
- Network
- CBS , NBC
- Style
- Comedian
- Country
- United States
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 31 May 1894
- Died
- 17 March 1956
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fred
- Family name
- Allen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Portland Hoffa
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Boston University
Article
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.
His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but that was only part of his appeal. Radio historian John Dunning wrote that Allen was perhaps radio's most admired comedian and most frequently censored. A master ad libber, Allen often tangled with his network's executives and often barbed them on the air over the battles while developing routines whose style and substance influenced fellow comic talents, including Groucho Marx, Stan Freberg, Henry Morgan, and Johnny Carson; his avowed fans also included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, humorist James Thurber, and novelists William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Herman Wouk, who began his career writing for Allen.
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1894 births1956 deaths20th-century American comedians20th-century American male actors20th-century Roman CatholicsAmerican male comediansAmerican male film actorsAmerican radio show creatorsAmerican Roman CatholicsAmerican satirical radio show creatorsAmerican vaudeville performersBurials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)