Allen Doone

Allen Doone (Edward Allen) (3 Sep 1878 – 4 May 1948) was an Irish-American tenor and comic actor who specialised in Irish romantic dramas. Doone was born in Amboy, Illinois, to Irish Irish immigrants Kate and James Allen.[1]

Allen Doone

From 1909 to 1938, Allen had his own theatre company in Australia. He moved back to the USA where he died.[2]

He starred in the feature film The Rebel (1915).[3]

Select theatre credits
  • The Rebel (1913)
  • The Wearing of the Green (1914)[4]
  • Lucky O'Shea (1924)
  • Sweet County Kerry
  • Parish Priest
  • In Old Donegal
  • Molly Bawa

References
  1. "Allen Doone (1878-1948)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Allen Doone Dies After Operation". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 53
  4. "ALLEN DOONE". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2012.


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