AKA John Florence Sullivan

Born: 31-May-1894
Birthplace: Cambridge, MA
Died: 17-Mar-1956
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Hawthorne, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Comic, Radio Personality

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Town Hall Tonight

Military service: US Army (WWI)

Father: James Henry Sullivan
Mother: Cecilia Herlihy Sullivan (d. 1897 pneumonia)
Brother: Robert
Wife: Portland Hoffa (m. 1928, until his death)

    University: Boston University

    Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
    Radio Hall of Fame 1988
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 7021 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
    Irish Ancestry

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    O. Henry's Full House (19-Sep-1952)
    We're Not Married! (11-Jul-1952)

Is the subject of books:
Fred Allen's Radio Comedy, 1989, BY: Alan Havi
Fred Allen: His Life and Wit, 1990, BY: Robert Taylor

Author of books:
Treadmill to Oblivion (1954, memoir)
Much Ado About Me (1956, memoir)

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