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ACH093: Fred Allen was a hugely influential and beloved comic actor in the golden age of radio whose characters, tropes, and sketches have been imitated ever since. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us that even though Allen’s Catholicism was public and obvious, his simple faith showed through.

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Links for this episode:

• Fred Allen – Wikipedia
• Forgotten Laughter: The Fred Allen Story | AMERICAN HERITAGE
• The Man Behind Fred Allen’s Cutting-Edge Comedy – CSMonitor.com
• Obituary for Fred Allen
• Fred Allen Show : Internet Archive
• More of the Fred Allen Show : Internet Archive
• Fred Allen – King for a Day w/ Jack Benny – YouTube
• [easyazon_link identifier=”B082BL46V6″ locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]Much Ado About Me, by Fred Allen[/easyazon_link]
• [easyazon_link identifier=”B08XPPST28″ locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]Treadmill to Oblivion: My Days in Radio[/easyazon_link]
• [easyazon_link identifier=”0316833886″ locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]Fred Allen: His Life and Wit[/easyazon_link]
• [easyazon_link identifier=”B0010C7VEU” locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]Fred Allen’s Letters[/easyazon_link]
• American Catholic History pilgrimage to the Kentucky Catholic Holy Land in 2021

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