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Much Ado About Me
Much Ado About Me
Much Ado About Me
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Much Ado About Me, first published in 1956, is the autobiography of comedian Fred Allen's childhood and vaudeville career. (His long career in radio is documented in his other book, Treadmill to Oblivion). Much Ado About Me is a warm wise and wonderfully entertaining autobiography, jammed with extraordinary events and even more extraordinary people. Here is Fred Allen's early life in the suburbs of Boston; his apprenticeship in the Boston Public Library; the happy exciting round of Amateur Nights; the wonderful, improbable world of Scollay Square; the hopes, the anxieties and the fantastic adventures of a smalltime entertainer billed as Freddy James, the "World's Worst Juggler."

From his first stage appearances on 'Amateur Nights' to his U.S. and international tours, Much Ado About Me is a warm and entertaining look at one of America's top stage performers and the golden age of Vaudeville. Included are 8 pages of illustrations.
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Release dateNov 22, 2019
ISBN9781839740985
Much Ado About Me
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Fred Allen

Allen was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1972. He was immediately employed by a sales and marketing firm as a commissioned sales representative. The firm served as brokers for a variety of general merchandise manufacturers and importers. In an effort to gain more control of product distribution, Allen started a wholesale distribution business. He relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, to explore a more lucrative market driven by the offshore oil industry. Over a twelve year period, Allen expanded the company servicing independent and chain store outlets throughout south Louisiana and south Texas. The oil rich economy crashed in 1986. Allen relocated to Orlando, Florida, and operated a successful wholesale business for several years. In 2007, he started a new career in real estate. He trained as a real estate investor and earned his Florida Real Estate License. Over a period of seven years, Allen acquired thirty-six single family homes, throughout Central Florida. His business model was buying distressed foreclosed homes from banks, renovating, re-selling or renting. During that period, Allen served on the Board of one of the largest not-for-profit real estate trade organizations in the United States. In 2009, Allen was elected as President of the not-for-profit. During Allen's tenure at the helm, the trade organization was awarded the annual National Award for Excellence from the National Association of Real Estate Investors. In 2014, Allen acquired a heavily forested five acre property where he has lived a quieter, less stressful life. His new passion became FOREX trading (Foreign Exchange Currencies) and writing. Allen earned his Private Pilot license in 1981 and flew various types of fixed wing aircraft all over America and the Caribbean for many years. He earned his PADI Scuba Diver certification and logged more than 300 ocean dives in Florida and Caribbean waters. While in Central Florida, Allen became involved with not-for-profit animal rescue organizations and served on the Boards of two organizations. In 2014, in association with Brevard County Animal Services, he co-produced the largest animal adoption event in the history of Brevard County at that time. Spurred by the success, the County later became one of Florida's first counties to achieve No-Kill.

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