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Steve Allen

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born

December 26, 1921 in New York City, New York, The United States

died

October 30, 2000

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Entertainment

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Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen was an American television personality, musician, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best-known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. He graduated to become the first host of The Tonight Show, where he was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. Thereafter, he hosted numerous game and variety shows, including The Steve Allen Show, I've Got a Secret, The New Steve Allen Show, and was a regular panel member on CBS' What's My Line?

Allen was a "creditable" pianist, and a prolific composer, having penned over 14,000 songs, one of which was recorded by Perry Com...more

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Books by Steve Allen

Average rating: 3.77 · 1,610 ratings · 134 reviews · 97 distinct works

	Dumbth: The Lost Art of Thinking With 101 Ways to Reason Better & Improve Your Mind 3.64 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Murder On The Glitter Box 3.53 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Meeting of Minds: The Complete Scripts, with Illustrations, of the Amazingly Successful PBS-TV Series 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	The Murder Game 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Murder In Vegas 3.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Talk Show Murders 3.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Murder In Hawaii 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Die Laughing 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Murder on the Atlantic 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Meeting of Minds 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1989	My rating: