Steve Allen
Steve Allen (Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen) was born on December 26th, 1921. Steve passed away October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old. Steve Allen was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Allen attended Arizona State Teachers College.
Steve Allen was primarily known as an actor, comedian, and the first host of
The Tonight Show. He was a pioneering comedian, entertainer, songwriter, and author active in theatre, motion pictures radio, and television. His work on
The Tonight Show would become the standard on which TV talk shows were judged.
Allen’s parents used to perform a vaudeville act since her father was a singer and her mother was a comedian. Unfortunately, his father died when he was still young and he had to move in with his mother’s family in Chicago. There, he made his mark as a radio actor before becoming a radio announcer in 1942.
He started hosting a late-night radio show in Los Angeles in 1948. The show offered Steve Allen an opportunity to showcase his ad-libbed repartee and spontaneous humor. He would become so good at this that he continued to use it to make some of the most popular talk shows.
Steve Allen became one of the most prominent persons on TV during the 1950s when he began appearing on
What’s My Line, the CBS game show in addition to
The Steve Allen Show. It was during this time that he began hosting a late-night show on NBC that would then become
The Tonight Show.
Outside of his work on TV, he was also an accomplished author, actor, composer, and musician. In that regard, he has played himself in several films including the 1955 released
The Benny Goodman Story. He has also written more than 50 works on themes of humor, politics, music, and social criticism.
The Talk Show Murders is a work that Steve Allen published in 1983., The work follows Roger Dale, a private investigator who has to find a bold killer who had been taking out talk show guests. Dale gets even more frustrated as the body count rises, even as the FBI is insisting that he needs to drop the case or else…
In 1989, Allen published
Murder on the Glitter Box in which he is the lead. Asked to fill in for Terry Cole the talk show host for a fortnight, things begin to pop off when one of Steve’s guests ends up dead on stage. It does seem that the drink he offered his guest which he took from the show’s stash was poisoned.
Murder in Vegas is a novel that Steve Allen published in 1991. In this work, Steve gets called to do a show in Vegas with a friend. But his friend’s family is a mess and shortly after his arrival in the city, there is a double murder that his friend is suspected of committing.
Related Authors
Fans of Steve Allen also enjoy these authors:
- Daniel Silva, author of the Gabriel Allon Series.
- David Baldacci, author of the Amos Decker Series.
- Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent Series.
- Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
- Jonathan Kellerman, author of the Alex Delaware Series.
Steve Allen: F.A.Q
When was Steve Allen Born?
Steve Allen was born on December 26th, 1921.
When did Steve Allen die?
Steve Allen died on October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old.
Where was Steve Allen Born?
Steve Allen was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
What was the first book Steve Allen wrote?
The first book written by Steve Allen was The Public Hating, published in 1955.
What was the most recent book Steve Allen wrote?
His most recently released work was Tasting The Fruit on January 1st, 2010.
What is the most popular book by Steve Allen?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Steve Allen book is
Dumbth. Here are his most popular books:
- Dumbth (10)
How many books has Steve Allen written?
Steve Allen has written 36 books. 10 books in the Steve Allen Mystery Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 6 Short Story Collections, 19 Non-Fiction Books.