Spoiler : 1948 photo shows Allen to be in his late 30's. Married to radio actress Fran Carlon (?-1945-1948-?). Allen studied medicine at the University of Minnesota, but after appearing in plays while attending college, gave up on the idea of being a doctor to become an actor. Following college, Allen acted in more that a hundred plays at the Pasadena Playhouse. Served as a merchant seaman during WWII, tried advertising following the war before turning to acting on radio. Photograper Dusty Miller on Big Town for the CBS and NBC Radio Networks (1945?-1952). Doctor Andrew White (Dunning says Tom Wells) on the CBS-Radio soap, Ma Perkins (?-1948-?). Regular performer on Now Hear This for NBC-Radio (1951).