Trivia

Abandoned her career after marrying Ralph Cochran, who worked for a pharmaceutical company. They eventually returned to Alabama, where they raised their four children: John, Leslie, Julie and Laurie.

Became long-lasting friends with fellow actors Jack Larson (Superman's Jimmy Olsen) and Lon McCallister (from the movie The Red House (1947)).

Sweet, shy, wholesome-looking, ash-blonde American lead and second lead actress who retired from films (1947-1955) within a decade for marriage.

Was once considered strongly for the role of Laurey in the film version of Oklahoma! (1955). Shirley Jones wound up with the role and early stardom.

Her mother, Velma, became a reliable seamstress at Fox Studios during Allene's Hollywood tenure.

Attended an acting school on Sunset Boulevard for two years where she was discovered by a casting director. The connection eventually led to interviews and a strong role in The Red House (1947).

Was named "Miss Delicious of 1950" by the Washington State Apple Commission.

In the mid-1950s, in between acting jobs, Allene worked as a receptionist, making appointments and answering phones.

Her favorite actress was Bette Davis.

Lived a very spiritual life during her Hollywood years and would turn down film roles that challenged her moral standards, which included the role of the unmarried pregnant woman in Ida Lupino's Not Wanted (1949). She also is said to have donated 10% of her earnings to her Baptist church.

According to an in-depth article by Laura Wagner for the 2009 Fall Issue of Films of the Golden Age, Allene's aunt sent a photo to the New York Daily Mirror to compete for "America's Most Charming Child" and, out of some 85,000 entries, she won. Allene earned $1,000 and a trip to New York to screen test with Warner Bros. studio.

The only daughter of four children born to Frank, an electrician, and Velma, a housewife, Allene expressed an early interest in acting. Her brothers were Frank, Arthur and Billy.

At the age of eleven, she won "America's Most Charming Child" contest, which eventually led to a screen test with Warner Brothers in New York.

She is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.