Other dramatis personae included average-American John Doe (played by John Brown), Mrs. Nussbaum (Minerva Pious), pompous poet Falstaff Openshaw (Alan Reed), Titus Moody (Parker Fennelly), and boisterous southern senator Beauregard Claghorn (announcer Kenny Delmar). Texaco ended its sponsorship of the program in 1944.
ellauri067.html on line 338: During the final years of his radio show, Fred Allen suffered two declines. One decline in his program's ratings and an unfortunate decline in his health.
ellauri067.html on line 339: Allen's health worsened further during his time on What´s My Line? and on March 17, 1956 while strolling down the streets of New York City, he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 61.
Fred Allenia löytyy valmiixinaurettuna sinäputkilosta. Sietämätöntä kaakatusta, puujalkapuisevaa. Fred ei koskaan päässyt televisioon. Tompan maalmansota meni radiota kuunnellessa. Tätä bullshittiä ei takuulla tullut BBC:stä 40-luvulla.