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A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.
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Birth: | 31st May, 1894 |
Death: | 17th March, 1956 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Comedian |
John Florence Sullivan, known professionally as Fred Allen was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He 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. He was honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for contributions to television and radio.
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