Death
Allen died at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco, California on June 11, 1970, at the age of 59. Allen died after a heavy drinking binge. Don Stewart, his successor, is said to have "attempted to clean up evidence of his mentor's alcoholic binge in a San Francisco hotel before the police arrived." Stewart says he wasn't trying to cover up anything, but was trying to protect Allen. Nonetheless, the claim is made that police found his body in a "room strewn with pills and empty liquor bottles." Following a 12-day investigation and an autopsy, the coroner's report concluded Allen died from liver failure brought on by acute alcoholism. The coroner reported that when Allen died he had a blood alcohol content of .36, which was "enough to ensure a deep coma". Allen was buried at Miracle Valley, Arizona on June 15, 1970.
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