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Mel Allen

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Mel Allen

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  • Born
    February 14, 1913 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    June 16, 1996 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (heart failure)
  • Birth name
    Melvin Allen Israel
  • Nickname
    • The Voice of the Yankees

Biography

    • Mel Allen was born on February 14, 1913 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ? (1988), Le Bazaar de l'épouvante (1993) and Né un 4 juillet (1989). He died on June 16, 1996 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

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  • Broadcast for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1964, the Milwaukee Braves in 1965, the Cleveland Indians in 1968, and the Yankees again from 1976 to 1985.
  • Elected to the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. Was the voice of Fox Movietone Newsreels for many years.
  • His trademark home run calls, "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops," were advertisements for beer and cigars.
  • Earned a law degree, although he never worked as a lawyer.
  • Mel Allen was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.

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