Allen, Kenneth Leland jr. 29.jul.1918-6.nov.1982 USA Ohio, Cleveland Bratenahl - Florida, Delray Beach
concert and theatre manager, born and raised at 9925 Lake Shore Boulevard in a family with 3 servants, 1934-1937 graduated from the Preparatory School in Ashville North Carolina, 1937-1938 studied at the University of Chicago, 1938-1940 composition under Ward Lewis at the Cleveland Institute of Music, 1940 as 21 year old interior decoration manufacturer residing with his 25 year old wife and a 22 year old maid at the former home of his parents 9925 Lake Shore Boulevard who had moved to a new house next door, 1940-1946 he served in the Army rising from private to captain in the National Guard, 1947-1948 concert and theatre manager for Community Concerts Association, 1948-1949 assistant to artist manager Austin Wilder, 1949 vice-president of James A Davidson Management, 1949 president of The Concert Theatre Inc. and secretary of Opera Concerts Inc., 1948-1950 residing at 139 East 45th Street in New York City where he also ran liquor stores The Bottle Shop at East 43rd Street and Tudor City Place, later he moved to Florida where his parents had settled and resided at 708 South East 2nd Street and 1511 North Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach ; son of paper and bags manufacturer Kenneth Leland Allen sr. (Cleveland 18.jun.1888-6.feb.1961 Delray Beach) and Gertrude Joyce Cottingham (Canada, Montreal 17.may.1891-) ; brother of Walter Cottingham Allen (Cleveland 1.jun.1915-5.nov.1990 Florida, Palm Beach) ; 11.feb.1939 he married Anita Brunner (Cleveland 16.aug.1914-29.dec.1978 Cleveland), divorced 1948 ; son Kenneth Leland Allen III (California, Monterey 29.dec.1942-)