Lester Allen

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name = Lester Allen
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birthdate = 17 November, 1891
birthplace = Utica, New York, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1949|11|6|1891|11|17
deathplace = Hollywood, California USA
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Lester Allen (17 November 1891 - 6 November 1949) was a screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director. In vaudeville, he appeared in a double act with Nellie Breen and also emceed at the Palace Theatre. [Laurie, Joe, Jr. "Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace." New York: Henry Holt, 1953. p. 230, 489.]

elected filmography

* "Love That Brute"
* "Ma and Pa Kettle"
* "That Lady in Ermine"
* "Crime on Their Hands"
* "The Pirate"
* "Fun on a Weekend"
* "The Dark Mirror"
* "The Dolly Sisters"
* "The Great Flamarion"
* "Klondike Kate"
* "The Heat's On"

Death

Allen was struck and killed by a 25-year-old driver while crossing Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.

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