Biography Steve ALLEN

1950

Biography

If her stays in character, a busy summer faces Steve Allen, the guiding comedy light of the “STEVE ALLEN SHOW”, summer replacement for “OUR MISS BROOKS”, heard over CKTS on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. ERT.

Allen, already an established comedian on the west Coast, will continue his midnight Columbia Pacific Network show each night as well as assuming the key spot in his new entertaining audience participation program.

Steve’s Rangy 6’3’’ frame will come in handy to shoulder the added workload for a quick loot at his background reveals a host of theatrical and non-theatrical accomplishments and interests.

For example, don’t be surprised to credit for a song include: “Written by Steve Allen”, I he personable young comedian already can point to his recently-published song. “Let’s Go to Church Next Sunday”. Other tunes he has penned include “Little Man”, and “An Old Piano Plays the Blues”.

No wonder musical-minded Allen likes to vary his comedy ad-libbing long enough to play one his favorite songs on the piano—and effectively sing the lyrics too.

Between broadcasts Allen can be found writing a column for Song Hits Magazine on a subject of his own choosing.

It is not surprising that such a versatile chap should be the son of parents who were active in the theatrical world. His mother, Belle Montrose, was a well-known comedian of her day and Steve’s father, Billy Allen, was a singer and straightman.

An early travelling trouper with his folks, Allen has to list 16 schools when asked where he got his education. His college years were spent at Drake University, des Moines, and Arizona State Teachers College, Phoenix.

Soon he made the hop to Hollywood where he first was a gag writer. Then it wasn’t long before Steve Allen himself became a West Coast radio personality in his own right.

Yet the story of the many-sided Mr. Allen wouldn’t be complete without mentioning that he is the author of “Windfall” a little book of poems.

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