In the late 1940s and early 50s, a comedian named Fred Allen had a popular radio show. Its title changed over the years — “Hour of Smiles,” “ Town Hall Tonight,” and finally the “Fred Allen Show.” ...

For three years Funnyman Fred Allen has cultivated a spurious feud with Jack Benny. This week he will begin to engage another comic in a more realistic fight. Having forsaken NBC because his former ...

Judge for Yourself, at first subtitled The Fred Allen Show, is a Mark Goodson and Bill Todman nontraditional court show/quiz show, with comedian Fred Allen as the emcee. It aired on NBC from August 18 ...

More than 50 years after an Indiana mother was found dead in a ditch on the side of a road, her young daughter by her side and unharmed, police have finally identified the man they believe killed her.