Fran Allison | |
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Born | Frances Helen Allison November 20, 1907 La Porte City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | June 13, 1989 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Years active | 1937–1980s |
Spouse | Archie Levington (June 8, 1940 – April 25, 1978; his death) |
Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907 – June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedienne, personality, and singer.
She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947 to 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 to 1977.