January 7 -- A minor traffic accident was apparently to blame for the October death of comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen, according to a just-released coroner's report. Allen, 78, died Oct.

Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (better known, simply, as Steve Allen) was born in New York City the day after Christmas in 1921. His father died when he was an infant, which led to his being ...

Steve Allen, the droll comic who composed more than 4,000 songs, wrote 47 books and pioneered late night television with the original Tonight Show, died at his son's home. He was 78. Bill Allen ...

Comic, author, and singer Steve Allen, a professed agnostic, had a strong connection to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Allen, who died Oct. 30 at age 78, frequently attended services at Bel Air ...

Steve Allen DiesNPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the death of late-night pioneer Steve Allen Monday night from an apparent heart attack. As the creator of the Tonight Show, Allen started many late-night ...

The Politics of Culture pays tribute to Steve Allen, with excerpts from his final interview, conducted on the last day of his life with KCRW/Gracie Films Radio Arts Fellow JON KALISH. In a select ...