Old Radio Shows.org » Fred Allen http://oldradioshows.org Free Streaming Old Time Radio Shows Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:11:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Radio Comedian Fred Allen dies at age 61, 3-17-1956 http://oldradioshows.org/03/17/radio-comedian-fred-allen-dies-at-age-61-3-17-1956/ http://oldradioshows.org/03/17/radio-comedian-fred-allen-dies-at-age-61-3-17-1956/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:53:07 +0000 oldradioshows http://oldradioshows.org/03/17/radio-comedian-fred-allen-dies-at-age-61-3-17-1956/ Fred AllenA frequent star on the “Colgate Comedy Hour” and host of the “Fred Allen Radio Show,” today in 1956, comedian Fred Allen died at age 61.

Here is one of his late broadcasts a June 6, 1952 broadcast of “Frankenstein”:

]]> http://oldradioshows.org/03/17/radio-comedian-fred-allen-dies-at-age-61-3-17-1956/feed/ 0 Jack Benny v Fred Allen Feud “Battle of the Century” 3-14-1937 http://oldradioshows.org/03/14/jack-benny-v-fred-allen-feud-battle-of-the-century-3-14-1937/ http://oldradioshows.org/03/14/jack-benny-v-fred-allen-feud-battle-of-the-century-3-14-1937/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:49:08 +0000 oldradioshows http://oldradioshows.org/03/14/jack-benny-v-fred-allen-feud-battle-of-the-century-3-14-1937/ Jack Benny and Fred AllenBilled as the “Battle of the Century”, comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen began long running faux feud. This is the opening of the on-air brawl, the broadcast of the Jack Benny program from March 14, 1937:

On the Red Network (KFI, Los Angeles) and sponsored by Jell-O, this program originates from The Grand Ballroom of The Hotel Pierre, New York City. “Bing” Shlepperman (Sam Hearn) offers to substitute for Kenny Baker, who’s back in California and Mary sings! Jack sings the Jell-O commercial, but is interrupted by guest Fred Allen. Jack and Fred start an argument and wind up reminiscing about their days in Vaudeville and then sing a duet.

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