Geburtsdatum | Donnerstag, 31. Mai 1894 |
Geburtsort | Cambridge |
Todesdatum | Samstag, 17. März 1956 |
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Beschreibung | Fred Allen, eigentlich John Florence Sullivan (* 31. Mai 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; † 17. März 1956 in New York City, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker und Radiomoderator. |
I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.
I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
All I know about humor is that I don't know anything about it.
An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission.
The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.
Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
California is a fine place to live - if you happen to be an orange.
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
