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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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- New York City, New York, USA
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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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- Flickers
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.
- May 12, 1868
- August 12, 1949
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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- The78Prof
Jan 21, 2015 · The original version of 'Gallagher and Shean' performed by Ed Gallagher and Al Shean. Transferred from the original His Master's Voice recording released in ...
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- Records Online
Al Shean was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Shean started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Gloria Swanson drama "Music in the Air" (1934), the Jack Benny comedy "It's in the Air" (1935) and "Traveling Saleslady" (1935) with Joan Blondell.
