Fred Allen (film editor)

{{short description|American film editor and film director}}

{{other people||Fred Allen (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Fred Allen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|12|16}}

| birth_place = Petaluma, California, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|05|22|1896|12|16}}

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Film editor
Film director
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Fred S. Allen (December 16, 1896 – May 22, 1955) was an American film editor, and occasional director and writer.{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Fredrick Y. |title=ACE First Decade Anniversary Book |chapter=In Memoriam |date=July 1961 |publisher=American Cinema Editors, Inc |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qsEvAQAAIAAJ |quote=Fred S. Allen [died on] May 22, 1955}}

Born in Petaluma, California, Allen was active from 1921 through 1955, and is credited with editing over 100 movies. In silent films, he worked with Mack Sennett and Thomas H. Ince, and appears to be most active at Republic Pictures and RKO Radio Pictures. His seven directorial credits are all Westerns.