Stephen (Steve) Allen
(b. 1921)
American comedian, musician, composer, television personality, and author

Apparently unfazed by his asthma, Steve Allen works seven days a week. Allen has written about seven thousand songs, published forty-nine books and recorded fifty-two music albums. He won a Grammy Award in 1963 and was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame in 1986.

Courtesy Steve Allen

 

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