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FranAllison (20 November1907 - 13 June1989) was the host of the CBS Children's Film Festival along with two puppets, collectively known as Kukla, Fran and Ollie.
Earlier in her career she was a regular performer on The Breakfast Club, a popular old-time radio program, on which she portrayed "Aunt Fanny", a gossipy small-town spinster.
Allison began her broadcasting career at WMT in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.