Fred Allandale (4 July 1872 – 23 December 1921) was a British musical comedy actor, comedian and producer.

Biography

Allandale was born Frederick Arnold in

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, London, on 4 July 1872, the son of Alfred Arnold and Sophia Hudson. He was the grandson of the Irish comedian James Hudson. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and worked as an accountant. Performing using the stage name of Fred Allandale, his first stage appearance was in The Geisha at the Theatre Royal Lincoln on 7 February 1898, playing Lieutenant Cuningham. On 28 August 1905, he played Bobbie Scott in The Blue Moon at the Lyric Theatre. He toured with the comedy sketch The Soldier and the Girl. He also produced his own Pierrot Company in

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. His second wife was the musical comedy actress

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. Allandale died on 23 December 1921 in

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from a

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and was buried in

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. The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America restored his grave on 29 July 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allandale, Fred 1872 births 1921 deaths British male comedians British male stage actors Male actors from London 20th-century British male actors 19th-century British male actors 19th-century English comedians Comedians from London Burials at Abney Park Cemetery