Fran Allison

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Fran Allison

Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907 – June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedienne, personality, and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947 to 1957, occasionally returning to the air until the mid-1980s. The trio also hosted The CBS Children's Film Festival, introducing international children's films, from 1967 to 1977.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 20, 1907 (La Porte City), Died June 13, 1989 (Sherman Oaks)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	87506	3/7/1955	The water tumbler tune	Fran Allison	vocalist
Decca	87507	3/7/1955	If I had a dollar bill tree	Fran Allison	vocalist
Decca	87508	3/7/1955	Come see the cow that goes meow	Fran Allison	vocalist
Decca	87509	3/7/1955	Rhyming song	Fran Allison	vocalist
Decca	88621	9/13/1955	A good, good boy-1	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88622	9/13/1955	Christmas card	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88623	9/13/1955	Twelve days of Christmas	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88624	9/13/1955	Christmas is a time	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88625	9/13/1955	Kuklapolitan Christmas carol medley: Yuletide greetings ; First Noel ; Joy to the world ; Silent night ; Deck the hall	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88630	9/13/1955	Many moons, part 1	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88631	9/13/1955	Many moons, part 2	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88632	9/13/1955	Many moons, part 3	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist
Decca	88633	9/13/1955	Many moons, part 4	Fran and Ollie Kukla	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allison, Fran," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/301028.

Allison, Fran. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/301028.

"Allison, Fran." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.