Journalist.
Born at Winnipeg on 26 November 1907, son of George William Allan and Muriel Hester Wragge (1876-1938), he was educated at Appleby College (Oakville, Ontario), Royal Military College (Kingston, Ontario), and McGill University then returned to Winnipeg where he worked for 20 years with the Winnipeg Tribune, serving as City Editor, Sports Editor, and Columnist. He wrote the book Grey Cup or Bust (1954) and Grey Cup Cavalcade (1959) on the history of the Grey Cup football championship. On 10 August 1934, he married Dorothy Jean “Doll” Avent (1906-1989) and they had two sons: Ted Allan and George Bingham “Bing” Allan (1940-2019). He died at the Health Sciences Centre on 8 May 1979.
Birth registrations [Dorothy Jean Avent, Arthur Allan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Arthur Carlyon Allan, Dorothy Jean Avent], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Tony Allan: hard to match his kind,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 1979, page 95.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1979, page 60.
Obituary [Dorothy Jean Allan], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 March 1989, page 54.
Obituary [George Bingham Allan], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 December 2019.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 January 2025
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