Al Shean

Al Shean

1868-05-12

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (12 May 1868 – 12 August 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] He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers. Shean was born in Dornum, Germany, on 12 May 1868, the son of Fanny and Levi or Louis Schoenberg. His father was a magician. His sister, Minnie, married Sam "Frenchie" Marx; their children would become the Marx Brothers. After making a name for himself in vaudeville, Shean teamed up with Edward Gallagher to create the act Gallagher and Shean in the 1920s. While the act was successful, the men apparently did not like each other much. After their act's final Ziegfeld Follies pairing, Shean went on to perform solo in eight Broadway shows, even playing the title character in Father Malachy's Miracle. Shean had some solo film roles: as the piano player, known as "The Professor" in San Francisco (1936), as a priest in Hitler's Madman (1943), as grandfather in The Blue Bird (1940), and in some three dozen other films. He and Gallagher also made an early sound film at the Theodore Case studio in Auburn, New York, in 1925. He died on 12 August 1949.

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6.6

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

5.7

Hitler’s Madman

Hitler’s Madman

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That’s Entertainment, Part II

That’s Entertainment, Part II

6.8

Sweet Music

Sweet Music

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Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

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Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

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Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

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Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

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The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

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It’s in the Air

It’s in the Air

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It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

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Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

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Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

6.2

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

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The Road Back

The Road Back

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Symphony of Living

Symphony of Living

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Atlantic City

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Friendly Neighbors

Friendly Neighbors

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