Fran Allison
Birthday
1907/11/20
Day of death
1989/06/13 (81 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
La Porte City, Iowa, USA
Also know as
Frances Helen Allison, Frances Allison
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907 – June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedian, personality and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947–1957, occasionally returning to the air until the mid-1980s. The trio also hosted The CBS Children's Film Festival, introducing international children's films, from 1967-1977. Allison was married to music publisher Archie Levingt...Read more
Acting
(1957) Pinocchio
as Blue Haired Fairy Queen
(1967) Damn Yankees
as Meg Boyd
(1979) The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1950) Your Show of Shows
as ---
(1951) Down You Go
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Kukla Fran & Ollie
(1947) Kukla, Fran and Ollie
as Fran
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self