Lester Allen (November 17, 1891 – November 6, 1949) was a screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director. In

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

, he appeared in a double act with Nellie Breen and also emceed at the

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, or Palace Theater, is the name of many theatres in different countries, including: Australia *Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria *Palace Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales Canada *Palace Theatre, housed in the Robillard Block, Mo ...

.Laurie, Joe, Jr. ''Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace.'' New York: Henry Holt, 1953. p. 230, 489.

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* * * * 1891 births 1949 deaths American male stage actors American male film actors American film directors Jewish American male actors Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Male actors from New York (state) Vaudeville performers 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American Jews {{US-theat-actor-1890s-stub