Marty Allen, Zany Comedian With a Crazy Hairdo, Dies at 95
Marty Allen, the bubble-eyed comedian whose Brillo pad-like hair always looked as if it were trying to escape from his head, has died. He was 95.
Allen, who kept a generation laughing throughout the 1950s and '60s with his comedy partner, straight man Steve Rossi, died in Las Vegas of complications from pneumonia with his wife, Karon Kate Blackwell, by his side, Allen's spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
Between 1957 and 1968, Allen & Rossi — in addition to countless nightclub appearances — popped up on television on at least 700 occasions, making more than 40 visits to The Ed Sullivan...
Allen, who kept a generation laughing throughout the 1950s and '60s with his comedy partner, straight man Steve Rossi, died in Las Vegas of complications from pneumonia with his wife, Karon Kate Blackwell, by his side, Allen's spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
Between 1957 and 1968, Allen & Rossi — in addition to countless nightclub appearances — popped up on television on at least 700 occasions, making more than 40 visits to The Ed Sullivan...
- 9/2/2016
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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