Allen was born in New York City to Christopher Joseph and Elizabeth (née McCloskey) Mathews, both immigrants from Ireland.
[3] Appearances include City Beneath the Sea, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno.
[4] Following his death in 1991 she remained on the board of Irwin Allen Productions.
[1] Allen died on November 15, 2013, at her home in Malibu, California, after an extended battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
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