Steve Allen

A comedian, song writer, television producer, skeptic, playwright, author, disk jockey, game show host, social activist, actor, and all-around Renaissance Man, Allen will probably be best remembered as the creator of the TV talk show. Allen invented the chat/variety show format in 1953 as the first host of NBC's Tonight Show (later hosted by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and now Jay Leno). As a musician, Allen is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific modern song writer, with more than 4,000 songs published. He wrote 53 books, starred as the lead character in The Benny Goodman Story, and recorded 49 record albums. True author Randy Cassingham was proud to take over Skeptic magazine's "Dumbth" column, based on Allen's book of the same name. "Steverino" Allen died October 30 at his son's home in Encino, Calif., of an apparent heart attack. He was 78. From This is True for 29 October 2000 Suggestions for further reading: Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book) by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin Amazon Price: $12.23 Customer Review: This product is AWESOME!!! The book is actually the words to the song on the CD! It is great for little kids to help teach them about teasing and bullying. Everyone I have played it for loves it and even though I got it for classroom use, I have th...   Canyoneering 3 by Steve Allen Amazon Price: $14.93 Customer Review: I feel like I'v said everything in the title. Michael Kelsey has written the Bible of canyon hiking in Utah and this guy comes along, slams Kelsey, and pretends like he invented hiking books. Whatever.   Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5... by Robert J. Schwalb, Eytan Bernstein, Creighton Broadhurst, Steve Kenson, Kolja Raven Liquette, Allen Rausch Amazon Price: Customer Review: While I didn't have yet time to playtest this book, I read it from beginning to end with great pleasure. A lot of good foes to try for your campaign. The true value of the book is giving you ideas about how to develop the stories for you...   Financial Risk Management: A Practitioner's Guide to Managing Market and Cred... by Steve L. Allen Amazon Price: $63.00 Customer Review: Allen's book is absolutely phenomenal. Most of the risk management books out there are too technical to be of any practical use. Allen truly focuses on the practice of risk management and gives us insights on how to be a truly good risk manager. Trad...   Passalong Plants by Steve Bender, Felder Rushing Amazon Price: $16.32 Customer Review: Passalong Plants contain the stories of plants that gardeners have passed along for years. Allen Lacy describes this book as a hoot and a holler. The author states this is a book about old plants, old people, young people, and memories. Every membe...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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