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Joseph Allen(1918-1962)

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A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.
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Lucky Night (1939)
Joseph Allen was born on 30 March 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Motor Madness (1937), The Night Before the Divorce (1942) and Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942). He was married to Edith Atwater. He died on 9 November 1962 in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, USA.
BornMarch 30, 1918
DiedNovember 9, 1962(44)
BornMarch 30, 1918
DiedNovember 9, 1962(44)
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Known for

Joseph Allen and Rosalind Keith in Motor Madness (1937)
Motor Madness
  • Joe Dunn(as Allen Brook)
  • 1937
Joseph Allen, Lynn Bari, and Mary Beth Hughes in The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
The Night Before the Divorce
5.9
  • George Nordyke(as Joseph Allen Jr.)
  • 1942
Mary Howard in Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
5.6
  • Tom Mason(as Joseph Allen Jr.)
  • 1942
Joseph Allen, Virginia Dale, Donald O'Connor, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939)
Death of a Champion
6.6
  • Richie Oakes(as Joseph Allen Jr.)
  • 1939

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  • Crusader (1955)
    Crusader
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Captain (as Joseph Allen Jr.)
    • 1955
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Everett Taylor
    • 1955
  • City Detective (1953)
    City Detective
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Derwood (as Joseph Allen Jr.)
    • 1955
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Joe
    • 1954
  • Judy Walsh and Johnny Weissmuller in Cannibal Attack (1954)
    Cannibal Attack
    5.5
    • Jason (as Joseph A. Allen Jr.)
    • 1954
  • Phyllis Coates and Jock Mahoney in Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
    Gunfighters of the Northwest
    7.0
    • Fletcher Stone (as Joe Allen Jr.)
    • 1954
  • The Desperate Women (1954)
    The Desperate Women
    3.4
    • Chirurg (as Joseph Allen Jr.)
    • 1954
  • Christine Larson and Johnny Weissmuller in Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
    Valley of Head Hunters
    5.9
    • Pico Church (as Joseph Allen Jr.)
    • 1953
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.8
    TV Series
    • (as Joe Allen Jr.)
    • 1952
  • Birgitta Tolksdorf in Love of Life (1951)
    Love of Life
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Miles Pardee (1951) (as Joe Allen Jr.)
    • 1951–1980
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • NBC Presents (1949)
    NBC Presents
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Charles Arnt, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, and Phillip Reed in Big Town Scandal (1948)
    Big Town Scandal
    5.4
    • Wally Blake (as Joe Allen Jr.)
    • 1948
  • James Cagney in The Time of Your Life (1948)
    The Time of Your Life
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1948

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  • Alternative names
    • Joe Allen Jr.
  • Born
    • March 30, 1918
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 9, 1962
    • Patchogue, Long Island, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Edith AtwaterAugust 31, 1951 - 1953 (divorced)
  • Other works
    He acted in the George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart's musical revue, "I'D Rather Be Right," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with George M. Cohan (President); Marie Nash; Austin Marshall; Ralph Glover; Paul Parks; Taylor Holmes; Marion Green; Bijou Fernandez; Rene Giannone; Al Atkins; Robert Bleck; Jack Mills; Charles McLoughlin; Robert Less; John Cherry; Florenz Ames; Joseph Vitale; Georgie Tapps; Marie Louise Dana; Mary Jane Walsh; Lorraine Cater; Joe Verdi; Jack Reynolds; and Sol Black in the cast. Richard Rodgers was composer. Lorenz Hart was lyricist. Book by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. George S. Kaufman was director. Sam H. Harris was producer.
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