Steve Allen died Monday night at the age of 78. His friends and colleagues commented Tuesday on what Allen meant to his profession. "He was one of the sharpest guys off the cuff. He never played dumb.

Steve Allen, the droll comic who composed more than 4,000 songs, wrote 47 books and pioneered late night television with the original Tonight Show, died at his son's home. He was 78. Bill Allen ...

Steve Allen, the zany comedian and witty social commentator whose career zipped at warp speed from one occupation to the next--from hosting the original “Tonight” show to lecturing about ...

Steve Allen is remembered today primarily as the first host of The Tonight Show, which debuted on NBC in September 1954. With his quick wit, broad knowledge, conversational ease, showbiz savoir ...

LOS ANGELES - Steve Allen, the bespectacled pioneer of late-night television and a comedian-actor-author who wrote more than 4,000 songs, including "This May Be the Start of Something Big," has ...

In his 37th book, Allen, the greatest show-biz autodidact since Artie Shaw and arguably TV's only Renaissance man, has crafted a tricky, well-made whodunit. His protagonist, Steve Allen ...

Steve Allen Dies NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the death of late-night pioneer Steve Allen Monday night from an apparent heart attack. As the creator of the Tonight Show, Allen started many late ...