You would not recognize the Steve Allen you know from Tonight if you sat around and talked to him in person. When you see Steve on his show, you see a genial fellow who plays a pretty mean piano; who sings, not quite like Bing, but nice and relaxed; who cracks jokes, some of them his own;

Actor, Comedian, Author. He was the first host of the NBC night time talk show The Tonight Show, and frequent guest panelist on the 1950s television show What's My Line? Born in New York City, New York, his parents were the vaudeville comedy team of 'Montrose and Allen.' His father, Carroll Allen, died when he was a...

Steve Allen & Jayne Meadows

Allen was the host of The Tonight Show from 1954 to 1957. He is known as the innovator of the TV talk show.

STEVE ALLEN (1921 - 2000)

Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme and Steve Allen

Frank John Gorshin, Jr. - American character actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen. His most famous acting role was as The Riddler in the Batman live-action television series.

I've got a secret Tv show in 1952

While we segue from the dailies of instant summer to a more in-depth survey of instant photo talent, let's see if you can recognize the important television stars who did live commercials demonstrating the early Polaroid Land cameras. The original...

Steve Allen