Allen, Steve
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Allen, Stephen Valentine Patrick William | ||
| born on | 26 December 1921 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | New York NY, USA, 40n42, 74w00 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   04°12'   02°09 Asc. 28°40'
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Biography
American actor in film and TV, comedian, singer, master of ceremonies, host and writer of fiction (49 books), poetry, humor, mystery and scripts. He also put out 40 record albums, wrote 7,000 songs and did at least eight TV series, several movies, countless lectures and many concerts. A prestigious and prolific talent, Allen was a creative commentator and espouser of charitable and humanitarian causes. A television legend, he began his career on radio in Phoenix, AZ. He created, and was the first host of, "The Tonight Show," which first aired in 1954. He stayed with it until 1957. "The Steve Allen Show" began the prior year, putting him on TV with two shows for a time.
He was the son of entertainers, growing up in Chicago with his mother's family after he was one, when his dad died. The whole family thought he was funny by the time he was four, and all were endowed with great wit that was bitter and sadistic. Alcohol had a good foothold in the family script, and his wife later remarked that his childhood had been "horrendous." Periodically, his mom would pick him up and leave him somewhere else, a series of abandonment's. He grew up emotionally deprived in an environment of alcohol, poverty and deprivation while suffering from asthma.
After 18 different schools, he went to Drake University for a year on a journalism scholarship, then moved to Phoenix and enrolled in Arizona State University. During his second year, he heard of auditions at the local radio station, where he got his first job, quitting school to be on radio. He served a full apprenticeship, writing commercial copy and the news, doing comedy and playing the piano, making seven salaries.
In 1943, he married Dorothy Goodman after serving five months in the army, being discharged due to his asthma. His versatility and talent was noticed and he moved to Los Angeles, then New York on radio. During this time, Allen and his wife had three sons. In 1950, he took his "Tonight" show to New York, separating from his wife.
He met Jayne Meadows in 1953 and they married two years later; they had four sons. They are on record for having one of the happiest marriages in Hollywood, still together after all these years, living happily in Encino.
In November 1985, Allen had a cancer surgery, the removal of a tumor and 14 inches of his intestine followed by radiation. The experience brought him to a re-evaluation of his life and a renewal of the value of his marriage. By April 1986, he was 30 pounds lighter, had a clean bill of health and felt great. Being a 15-year survivor of colon cancer, Allen speaks to cancer support groups several times a year and still goes to his office two to three days a week to "dictate his brains out."
Allen died unexpectedly at the Encino home of his son, Bill, 10/30/2000. A minor car accident in which another vehicle had collided with Allen's Lexus damaged the wall of his heart, allowing blood to leak out. Allen, who was 78, died one hour and 15 minutes later at the home of his son.
Events
- Health : Medical procedure November 1985 (Cancer surgery)
- Work : Begin Major Project 1954 (The Tonight Show)
- Work : End Major Project 1957 (The Tonight Show)
- Relationship : Marriage 1943 (Dorothy Goodman)
- Relationship : Meet a significant person 1953 (Jayne Meadows)
- Relationship : Marriage 1955 (Jayne Meadows)
- Death by Accident 30 October 2000 (Minor car accident led to death an hour later)
Source Notes
Church of Light quotes him, same from Garth Allen in AA, 11/1956
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Five months)
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Polyp removed)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (Second marriage to Jayne Meadows)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Jayne Meadows)
- Traits : Mind : Exceptional mind (Brilliant talent)
- Traits : Personality : Creative (Massive output in various fields)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer (Over 4,000 songs)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Over 29 books)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Seven total)
- Vocation : Writers : Detective/ Mystery
- Family : Childhood : Disadvantaged (Poverty, alcoholism in family)
- Family : Childhood : Abuse - Physical/ Verbal (Mom caustic, mean)
- Lifestyle : Home : Many moves (18 moves as a kid)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Asthma (In his youth)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Piano)
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star (The Tonight Show, the Steve Allen Show)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage - Very happy (Jayne Meadows)
- Family : Relationship : Sexual chemistry (Jayne Meadows)
- Lifestyle : Work : Skills - Multi-faceted (Prolific)
- Lifestyle : Work : Loves job
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Age one when dad died)
- Family : Childhood : Memories Bad (Series of abandonments)
- Traits : Personality : Articulate
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Creativity (Immense creative output in many creative fields)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Night Club/ Vaudeville (Live acts, MC, humor)
