Steve Allen

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Illinois Connection 3 Biographical and Professional Information 4 Published Works 5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library 6 Literary Awards 7 External Links 8 Editing

[edit] General Information

Name: Steve Allen

Pen Name: None

Genre: Fiction

Born: December 26, 1921 in New York, New York

Died: October 30, 2000 in Encino, California

[edit] Illinois Connection

Steve Allen was raised on the south side of Chicago.

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

Steve Allen was born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen. He was an American television personality, musician, actor, comedian, and writer. He was also a radio and tv personality and an award winning composer.

[edit] Published Works

• Bop Fables, 1955

• Fourteen for Tonight, 1955

• The Funny Men, 1956

• Wry on the Rocks, 1956

• The Girls on the Tenth Floor and Other Stories, 1958 - reprinted in 1970: ISBN 0-8369-3608-6

• The Question Man... ,1959

• Mark It and Strike It: An Autobiography, 1960

• Not All of Your Laughter, Not All of Your Tears, 1962

• Dialogues in Americanism, 1964 - written with L. Brent Bozell, Jr., William F. Buckley, Jr., Robert M. Hutchins, James MacGregor Burns, and Willmoore Kendall

• Letter to a Conservative, 1965

• The Ground is Our Table, 1966

• Bigger Than A Breadbox, 1967

• The Flash of Swallows, 1969

• The Wake, 1972 ISBN 0-385-07608-8

• Princess Snip-Snip and the Puppy-Kittens, 1973

• Curses! or... How Never to Be Foiled Again, 1973 ISBN 0-87477-008-4

• What To Say When It Rains, 1974 ISBN 0-8431-0357-4

• Schmock-Schmock!, 1975 ISBN 0-385-09664-X

• Meeting of Minds, 1978 ISBN 0-517-53383-9 - reprinted in 1989: ISBN 0-87975-550-4

• Chopped-Up Chinese, 1978

• Ripoff: A Look at Corruption in America, 1979 - written with Roslyn Bernstein and Donald H. Dunn ISBN 0-8184-0249-0

• Meeting of Minds, Second Series, 1979 ISBN 0-517-53894-6 - reprinted in 1989: ISBN 0-87975-565-2

• Explaining China, 1980 ISBN 0-517-54062-2

• Funny People, 1981 ISBN 0-8128-2764-3

• The Talk Show Murders, 1982 ISBN 0-440-08471-7

• Beloved Son: A Story of the Jesus Cults, 1982 ISBN 0-672-52678-6

• More Funny People, 1982 ISBN 0-8128-2884-4

• How to Make a Speech, 1986 ISBN 0-07-001164-8

• How to Be Funny: Discovering the Comic You, 1987 - written with Jane Wollman ISBN 0-07-001199-0 - reprinted in 1992: ISBN 0-87975-792-2 - reprinted again in 1998: ISBN 1-57392-206-4

• The Passionate Nonsmoker's Bill of Rights: The First Guide to Enacting Nonsmoking Legislation, 1989 - written with Bill Adler, Jr. ISBN 0-688-06295-4

• "Dumbth": And 81 Ways to Make Americans Smarter, 1989 ISBN 0-87975-539-3 - reprinted in 1998: ISBN 1-57392-237-4

• Meeting of Minds, Vol. III, 1989 ISBN 0-87975-566-0

• Meeting of Minds, Vol. IV, 1989 ISBN 0-87975-567-9

• Murder on the Glitter Box, 1989 ISBN 0-8217-2752-4

• The Public Hating: A Collection of Short Stories, 1990 ISBN 0-942637-22-4

• Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion & Morality, 1990 ISBN 0-87975-638-1

• Murder in Manhattan, 1990 ISBN 0-8217-3033-9

• Murder in Vegas, 1991 ISBN 0-8217-3462-8

• Hi-Ho, Steverino: The Story of My Adventures in the Wonderful Wacky World of Television, Barricode Books, 1992 ISBN 0-942637-55-0

• The Murder Game, Zebra Books, 1993 ISBN 0-8217-4115-2

• Make `Em Laugh, Prometheus Books, 1993 ISBN 0-87975-837-6

• More Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, Morality, Prometheus Books, 1993 ISBN 0-87975-736-1

• Reflections, Prometheus Books, 1994 ISBN 0-87975-904-6

• The Bug and the Slug in the Rug, Greene Bark Press, 1995 ISBN 1-880851-17-2

• The Man Who Turned Back the Clock, and Other Short Stories, Prometheus Books, 1995 ISBN 1-57392-002-9

• Murder on the Atlantic, Kensington, 1995 ISBN 0-8217-4647-2

• But Seriously ... : Steve Allen Speakes His Mind, Prometheus Books, 1996 ISBN 1-57392-090-8

• Wake Up to Murder, Kensington, 1996 ISBN 1-57566-090-3

• Die Laughing, Kensington, 1998 ISBN 1-57566-241-8

• Murder in Hawaii, Kensington, 1999 ISBN 1-57566-375-9

• Steve Allen's Songs: 100 Lyrics with Commentary, McFarland & Co., 1999 ISBN 0-7864-0736-0

• Steve Allen's Private Joke File, Three Rivers Press, 2000 ISBN 0-609-80672-6

• Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio: Raising the Standards of American Culture, Prometheus Books, 2001 ISBN 1-57392-874-7

[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

Hi-Ho, Steverino!: My Adventures in the Wonderful Wacky World of TV ISBN: 1569800103 Release Date: 1994-08 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

The Murder Game ISBN: 0821741152 Release Date: 1993-03-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Make 'Em Laugh ISBN: 0879758376 Release Date: 1993-09 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

More Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, & Morality/Book II (More Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion & Morality) ISBN: 0879757361 Release Date: 1993-04 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Reflections ISBN: 0879759046 Release Date: 1994-09 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

The Bug and the Slug in the Rug ISBN: 1880851172 Release Date: 1995-10 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Murder On The Atlantic ISBN: 1575660970 Release Date: 1996-10-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

But Seriously: Steve Allen Speakes His Mind ISBN: 1573920908 Release Date: 1996-09 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Wake Up To Murder ISBN: 1575660903 Release Date: 1996-11-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Die Laughing ISBN: 1575662418 Release Date: 1998-01-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Murder In Hawaii ISBN: 1575663759 Release Date: 1999-01-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Steve Allen's Private Joke File ISBN: 0609806726 Release Date: 2000-12-05 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio : Raising Standards of Popular Culture ISBN: 1573928747 Release Date: 2001-04 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

[edit] Literary Awards

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[edit] External Links

Steve Allen on WorldCat

Steve Allen on Amazon

Steve Allen on Wikipedia

Steve Allen Official Website

[edit] Editing

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