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I watched him from when he was in Chicago - onward. Was just a little kid & would turn on the TV in am before going to school, Drexel Elementary in Cicero, IL. 1950-55.
This is from one of Fred's final appearances on "CHESTERFIELD SOUND-OFF TIME", a brief 1951 series on NBC's Sunday night schedule at 7pm(et) [the sponsor decided to sustain Jack Webb's TV version of "DRAGNET" the following month]. Because of his high blood pressure (and bum ticker), Fred couldn't attempt any "strenuous" TV series {he had to bow out of "TWO FOR THE MONEY" after an unaired pilot; Herb Shriner became the host}. Finally, he settled in the "fourth chair" on "WHAT'S MY LINE?"...
![Fred Allen and Groucho Trade Ad Libs! (1952) [AUDIO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JU-SXe6PRSs/mqdefault.jpg)
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Please visit my pop culture photo site. Hundreds of photographs of pop culture cereal, toys and other items of interest. You can visit Click A Snap rb.gy/amalx8. Please click the thumbnail and view the large photo for 5 seconds. I receive a token amount per 5 second view. Thank you
I watched him from when he was in Chicago - onward. Was just a little kid & would turn on the TV in am before going to school, Drexel Elementary in Cicero, IL. 1950-55.
This is from one of Fred's final appearances on "CHESTERFIELD SOUND-OFF TIME", a brief 1951 series on NBC's Sunday night schedule at 7pm(et) [the sponsor decided to sustain Jack Webb's TV version of "DRAGNET" the following month]. Because of his high blood pressure (and bum ticker), Fred couldn't attempt any "strenuous" TV series {he had to bow out of "TWO FOR THE MONEY" after an unaired pilot; Herb Shriner became the host}. Finally, he settled in the "fourth chair" on "WHAT'S MY LINE?"...
Two of the real greats of broadcasting, Fred Allen and Dave Garroway.
By the way, that is NOT actually Pat Weaver.
The 'Today' show? Whatever happened to THAT show?