Al Shean
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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. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers.
Schönberg's father was a magician. His sister, Minnie, married Sam "Frenchie" Marx, whose 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. 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.
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- 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 |
