Fred Allen (set designer) explained

Fred Allen
Birth Date:1942
Birth Place:Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Truro, Nova Scotia
Other Names:Fed Allen
Years Active:1962–2007

Fred Allen (1942 – December 6, 2007) was a Canadian set designer, art director, artist and model maker, from Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.[1]

Early life

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, Allen never knew his birth mother, but was adopted and raised by Gwendolyn Poole of Wolfville, Nova Scotia until her death when Allen was 11. Allen was then raised by Poole's daughter in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.[2]

Career

Allen began his career in 1962 as a set designer for Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He designed and built sets for many television shows, such as Coco, Streets Cents, and Blizzard Island, as well as for feature films and for Parks Canada and the Nova Scotia International Tattoo. He is best known as the creator of the models and sets for the popular children's television series Theodore Tugboat, as well as the vessel Theodore Too.[3] [4]

Death

Allen died in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia on December 6, 2007, at the age of 64 or 65.[5]

Filmography

YearTitlePositionNotes
1982Baker County, U.S.A.Art director, set designerCredited as Fed Allen
1985DEFCON-4
1988–1989Coco
1990Street Cents
1988–1989Blizzard IslandProp builder6 episodes
1993–2001Theodore TugboatMaster props builder, model maker130 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Truro Daily News - Columns - Falle, McCallum, Allen enjoyed roles as vikings. 2010-04-17. TruroDaily.com.
  2. Elissa Bernard, "Allen leaves Mark on TV, Stage, Films", Halifax Chronicle Herald, December 15, 2007
  3. Web site: ALTS.net - History of Nova Scotia, 2000 March 1–19 - Theodore Tugboat. 2009-08-02. Newscotland1398.ca.
  4. Web site: TVAcres.com - Boats - Barges & Tugboats - Theodore Tugboat. 2009-08-02. TVAcres.com. https://archive.today/20130105021120/http://www.tvacres.com/boats_barges_theodore.htm. 2013-01-05. dead.
  5. Web site: Fred Allen. myheritage.com. June 4, 2022.