Comedy legend Marty Allen dies at 95 in Las Vegas

  • 6 years ago
Marty Allen, a member of the famous comedy team Allen & Rossi dating to the late-1950s, died Monday in Las Vegas Allen had been suffering from effects of pneumonia On Christmas morning, he suffered a broken hip Allen and Rossi made 44 appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" Including The Beatles' second performance on the show in February 1964 Allen performed his last show at South Point in March, just before his 95th birthday “I told my wife I wanted an antique for my birthday,” he said that night. “So she framed my birth certificate.”

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