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American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000)

Also known as: Stephen Allen, Stephen Patrick William Allen, Stephen Valentine Allen, Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, Stephen Valentine William Allen, Стив Аллен

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Isaac Asimov1920–1992
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Combines popular humor collections, mysteries and rationalist commentary on the Bible, much like Allen's varied nonfiction and fiction. (AI reason)
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Groucho Marx1890–1977
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Witty, anecdotal comic prose rooted in mid-century American show business. (AI reason)
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Martin Gardner1914–2010
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Skeptical, playful essays debunking pseudoscience and muddled thinking, similar to Allen's 'Dumbth'. (AI reason)
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Dick Cavett1936–
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Talk-show-host memoir and humorous essays on television and celebrity culture. (AI reason)
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Fred Allen1894–1956
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Sardonic broadcasting humor and reflections on radio and early television. (AI reason)
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Robert Benchley1889–1945
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Light, absurdist American humor essays on everyday life. (AI reason)
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Bennett Cerf1898–1971
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Collections of jokes, anecdotes and wordplay from mid-century American entertainment. (AI reason)
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Margaret Truman1924–2008
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Celebrity-insider murder mysteries set in a world the author knows, paralleling Allen's talk-show murder novels. (AI reason)
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Mark Twain1835–1910
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Humorous yet skeptical commentary on religion, morality and human folly. (AI reason)
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Carl Sagan1934–1996
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Accessible advocacy for critical thinking and science, echoing Allen's 'Meeting of Minds' intellectual conversations. (AI reason)
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Known works

Ripoff (1979)
The passionate nonsmoker's bill of rights (1989)
Wake up to murder (1996)
Dialogues in Americanism. --
Letter to a conservative (1965)