Fran Allison

Fran Allison

Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907 – June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedienne, personality, and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947 to 1957, occasionally returning to the air until the mid-1980s. The trio also hosted The CBS Children's Film Festival, introducing international children's films, from 1967 to 1977.

Birth and Death Data: Born La Porte City (human settlement in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America), Died June 13, 1989 (Sherman Oaks (neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3390	10-in.	3/7/1950	Peter Cottontail	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-3391	10-in.	3/7/1950	Stars are the windows of heaven	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-3453	10-in.	4/17/1950	Little Buffalo Bill	Fran Allison ; Jack Fascinato	Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-3454	10-in.	4/17/1950	The doughnut song	Fran Allison ; Jack Fascinato	Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5125	10-in.	7/25/1950	Punky Punkin	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5126	10-in.	7/25/1950	Rickety rockety (the rockin' chair song)	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5192	10-in.	7/25/1950	(Sweet Angie) the Christmas tree angel	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5193	10-in.	7/25/1950	Christmas in my heart	Fran Allison	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Decca	87506		3/7/1955	The water tumbler tune	Fran Allison		vocalist
Decca	87507		3/7/1955	If I had a dollar bill tree	Fran Allison		vocalist
Decca	87508		3/7/1955	Come see the cow that goes meow	Fran Allison		vocalist
Decca	87509		3/7/1955	Rhyming song	Fran Allison		vocalist
Decca	88621		9/13/1955	A good, good boy-1	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88622		9/13/1955	Christmas card	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88623		9/13/1955	Twelve days of Christmas	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88624		9/13/1955	Christmas is a time	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88625		9/13/1955	Kuklapolitan Christmas carol medley: Yuletide greetings ; First Noel ; Joy to the world ; Silent night ; Deck the hall	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88630		9/13/1955	Many moons, part 1	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88631		9/13/1955	Many moons, part 2	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88632		9/13/1955	Many moons, part 3	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist
Decca	88633		9/13/1955	Many moons, part 4	Fran and Ollie Kukla		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allison, Fran," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/301028.

Allison, Fran. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/301028.

"Allison, Fran." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.