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| Born | Albert Schönberg May 12, 1868 Dornum, Germany |
| Died | August 12, 1949 (aged 81) New York, United States |
| Occupation | Comedian |
Al Shean (May 12, 1868 in Germany - August 12, 1949) was the stage name for comedian Albert Schönberg. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Dornum is a village and a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers. Gallagher & Shean was a highly successful Double act on Vaudeville and Broadway in the 1910s and 1920s consisting of Edward Gallagher ( The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television
Schönberg's father was a magician. His sister, Minnie, married Sam "Frenchie" Marx, whose children would become the Marx Brothers. Minnie Schönberg Marx ( November 9, 1865 &ndash September 13, 1929) born in Dornum, East Frisia, was the mother Samuel Marx, born Simon Marrix ( 1861 - May 10, 1933) was a Vaudeville performer husband of Minnie Marx, and father The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television After making a name for himself in vaudeville, Shean teamed up with Edward Gallagher to create the act Gallagher and Shean. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Edward Gallagher (1873 &ndash March 28, 1929) was a Vaudeville actor and half of the act Gallagher and Shean. Gallagher & Shean was a highly successful Double act on Vaudeville and Broadway in the 1910s and 1920s consisting of Edward Gallagher ( While the act was successful, the men apparently did not like each other much.
Shean went on to some solo roles, including portraying a priest in the film Hitler's Madman (1943) and as the grandfather in The Blue Bird (1940), and some three dozen other films.
Shean's son, also named Al Shean, worked on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American Television Animated series: Rocky and His Friends
See also
References
External links
- Al Shean at Internet Broadway Database
- Al Shean at IMDB
- Gallagher and Shean (1925) experimental sound film made by Theodore Case
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| NAME | Shean, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schönberg, Albert |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1868-05-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dornum, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New York, United States |
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