Spoiler : Born in Oakergates, Shropshire, England 12/25/1905; died 5/3/2000 at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California. Married to London literary agent Dorothy Skinner (?-1969 her death); Trudy Colmar (?-2000 his death). Allen served four years in the British Merchant Service (?-?), then he became an actor-stage manager in London. Allen came to America in 1941 under contract with Paramount Pictures. Director for movies including The Uninvited (1944); Suddenly (1954); A Bullet For Joey (1955).

Spoiler : In the early 1950's, Allen became a director for television programs including episodes of Four Star Playhouse on CBS (1952-1956); Perry Mason on CBS (1957-1966); The Rifleman on ABC (1958-1963); Bonanza on NBC (1959-1973); The Barbara Stanwyck Show on NBC (1960-1961); Route 66 on CBS (1960-1964); The Fugitive on ABC (1963-67); The Big Valley on ABC (1965-69); I Dream Of Jeannie on NBC (1965-1970); Mission: Impossible on CBS (1966-1973); The Invaders on ABC (1967-1968); Dan August on ABC (1970-1971); Cannon on CBS (1971-1976); Little House On The Prairie (Little House: A New Beginning) on NBC (1974-1983).