Fran Allison

Fran Allison (1907-1989) was an actress and singer who first gained attention playing Aunt Fanny on the Chicago-based radio series Don McNeill's Breakfast Club (a role she reprised in later visits to The Jimmy Dean Show). She subsequently teamed with Burr Tillstrom's puppets for the television series Kukla, Fran, and Ollie. 
When Jim Henson and others paid tribute to Tillstrom on The Television Academy Hall of Fame broadcast of 1986, Allison accepted the award in his stead, and Henson escorted her down the steps from the stage.
Following Allison's death in 1989, Jim Henson offered the following tribute: 
==References==
* In a Saturday Night Live broadcast from November 22, 1975, it is revealed that Scred had a serious crush on Fran Allison, formed the Gortch chapter of the Kukla, Fran and Ollie fan club, and later went to New York City to be on her show. Scred's affections soon shift to Lily Tomlin, however, and Fran's photo is tossed into the waste basket. 
==Sources==
==External links==
* Scred's Fickle Love Transcribed 
* IMDb
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