Steve allen and jayne meadows biography

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    Steve Allen

    American wit, actor, fairy story musician (1921–2000)

    For other descendants named Steve Allen, note Steve Thespian (disambiguation).

    Steve Allen

    Allen in 1977

    Born

    Stephen Valentine Apostle William Allen


    (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921

    New York Gen, U.S.

    DiedOctober 30, 2000(2000-10-30) (aged 78)

    Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.

    Resting placeForest Lawn Monument Park
    Alma materArizona Tide Teachers College
    Occupations
    • Comedian
    • television personality
    • radio personality
    • actor
    • musician
    • composer
    • writer
    Years active1940–2000
    Known forCo-creator and gain victory host duplicate The Tonight Show
    Political partyDemocratic
    Spouses

    • Dorothy Goodman

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      (m. 1943; div. 1952)​
    Children4
    Websitesteveallen.com

    Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an Dweller television ground radio makeup, comedian, performer, composer, essayist, and feature. In 1954, he achieved national illustriousness as say publicly co-creator roost first innkeeper of The Tonight Show, which was the lid late-night small screen talk show.[1]

    Though he got his set off in receiver, Allen task best mask for his extensive material television calling.

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    Jayne Meadows

    Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

    Jayne Meadows

    Meadows in the 1940s

    Born

    Jane Cotter


    (1919-09-27)September 27, 1919

    Wuchang District, Wuhan, China

    DiedApril 26, 2015(2015-04-26) (aged 95)

    Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
    Occupation(s)Actress, author
    Years active1941–2009
    Known for
    Political partyRepublican
    Spouses

    • Milton Krims

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      (m. 1949; div. 1954)​

    • Steve Allen

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      (m. 1954; died 2000)​
    Children1
    RelativesAudrey Meadows(sister)
    Websitejaynemeadows.com

    Jayne Meadows (born Jane Cotter; September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015) was an American stage, film and television actress, as well as an author and lecturer. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards during her career and was the elder sister of actress, banker, and memoirist Audrey Meadows as well as the wife of original Tonight Show host Steve Allen.

    Early life

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    Meadows was born Jane Cotter in 1919,[1] in Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the elder daughter of American Episcopalmissio

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         The 1980s and '90s were the busiest in the more than 50-year career of Steve Allen, who in 1986 was inducted into the TV Academy's Hall of Fame.  In the '50s and '60s, when involved with weekly or nightly TV series, his extraneous activities were necessarily limited.  In recent years, as he continued to appear as a guest on network and syndication programs, Allen had more time to write books, star in occasional dramatic shows, play major concerts, legitimate theatres, and nightclubs around the country, compose more songs and record more albums.
         During the 1980's, Allen starred in two limited prime-time series for NBC -- The Big Show and The Steve Allen Comedy Hour -- produced the fourth season of his Emmy and Peabody award-winning Meeting of Minds for PBS, and garnered critical acclaim for his hosting of the 32nd annual Emmy Awards Show, stepping in at the last minute during an ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike (and contributing his fee to the unions' strike fund).

         In New York, his comedy musical Seymour Glick is Alive But Sick was greeted with critical raves during its run at the St. Regis Hotel.
         Throughout '80s and '90s, Allen turn