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2 unusual facts about Chet Allen


Chet Allen

In 1984, at the age of forty-five, Allen committed suicide by taking five times the fatal dosage of a prescription anti-depressant.

At the time he was selected as Amahl, Allen was a soprano member of Columbus Boychoir, founded in Columbus, Ohio The music boarding school relocated in 1950 to Princeton, New Jersey, and in 1980 was renamed the American Boychoir School.


Forrest Compton

He had a recurring role in 1959-1960 in the NBC series The Troubleshooters with Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, and Chet Allen.


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