Last Fred Allen Episode--What's My Line (1/3)

First of three parts of the last appearance of Fred Allen on WML in its entirety. Fred Allen died on 17 March 1956.

**NOTE**The mystery guest on this episode was Dinah Shore. However, that segment was missing from the kinescope and is lost to history.

Episode originally aired on 11 March 1956.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Fred
• Allen
• What's
• My
• Line

[Steve7508]

Poof! there goes perspiration!

[owenatkins]

Mr. Allen was well-liked by everyone on the show.

John Daly always got a kick out of Fred's ad libs.

The Allen episodes (Steve as well) were some of the best WML's.

Thanks for posting a fun and sad show.

[quizmaster85]

Fred looked like he still had a lot to give. So sad he died not long after this performance :(

[SingersLeader]

My grandfather was a big circus fan and hung out with the Ringling Bros. , especially when they were wintering in Sarasota Florida. He knew Emmett Kelly well.

[mabroussardii]

@1simaddict1 if I remember correctly, Fred Allen suffered a fatal heart attack the day after this show. He was 61

[iamintheburg]

I'm sitting here crying!!!!!!! I cannot believe my silly, saddo reaction to such a wonderful, charming and sweet film . This is too wonderful and touching, in so very many ways.

[fjccommish]

@1simaddict1 He left the show for a week while having an emergency appendectomy. During that week he appeared as a mystery guest. He died the following year.

[1simaddict1]

@fjccommish Well, this being his last episode, his health was failing. Or did he leave the show for a while and pass away then?

[utterlyviolet]

I swear I had pictures of clowns drawn in the style of Mr. Kelly in my home growing up. The first time I saw this clip, I felt as if I had known this guy my whole life.

[cmqd]

Im loving these clips, thanks for uploading them.

I had no idea of the existence of this show, and ive been watching tons since 2 hours ago.

What a show!

[banner74]

The world's greatest clown.

[spoonido]

It was just ordinary TV back then. Today this show would be considered to be "too intellectual" for the commercial networks.