"American sports announcer" . "1996Z"^^ . . "Israel, Melvin Allen"@en . "Allen, Mel"@en . . . "Mel Allen"@en . "0020827" . "1913Z"^^ . "1913-02-14Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 \u2013 June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions."@en . "1996-06-16Z"^^ . "Melvin Allen Israel"@en .