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Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (May 12, 1868 – August 12, 1949), known as Al Shean, was a comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg. [6]
Al Shean was a German-born American performer who appeared in films such as The Blue Bird and Ziegfeld Girl. He was also a writer and a musician, and the brother of Minnie Marx and the uncle of Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx.
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Dec 15, 2019 · From 78rpm Victor 18941 (take 4) - Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean (Al Shean-Brian Foy) by the originators Ed Gallagher-Al Shean, orchestra conducted by Nat Shilkret, recorded in...
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This is the first biographical documentary about the most famous comedians of the 1920s, Ed Gallagher and Al Shean. A complete look into their lives, careers, ups and downs. Their famous song...
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Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (May 12, 1868 – August 12, 1949), known as Al Shean, was a comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg.
Al Shean was born on 12 May 1868 in Dornum, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia [now Lower Saxony, Germany]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Blue Bird (1940), Ziegfeld Girl (1941) and Live, Love and Learn (1937). He was married to Johanna Davidson.
…the nephews of vaudeville headliner Al Shean of the popular team Gallagher and Shean. In 1904 Groucho became the first of the brothers to appear onstage, when he joined a singing trio. He was eventually joined by Gummo, Harpo, and Chico in what, after a long series of incarnations, evolved…
