Allen wuxuu ku dhashay magaalada Brooklyn ee magaalada New York. Isaga iyo walaashiis, Letty (oo dhalatay 1943) waxay ku soo barbaaray Midwood, Brooklyn. Wuxuu dhalay Woody Nettie (oo dhalatay November 8, 1906 <unk> Janaayo 27, 2002), oo ah xisaabiye ka shaqeeya dukaanka qoyskeeda, iyo Martin Konigsberg (December 25, 1900 <unk> Janaayo 8, 2001), oo ah naqshadeeye dahabka iyo adeege.
Martin Konigsberg oo ah