- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAbraham Elieser Adolph Schoenberg
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Al Shean was born on May 12, 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. He died on August 12, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJohanna Davidson(1891 - June 26, 1944) (her death, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesMinnie Marx(Sibling)Harpo Marx(Niece or Nephew)Groucho Marx(Niece or Nephew)Chico Marx(Niece or Nephew)Zeppo Marx(Niece or Nephew)Gummo Marx(Niece or Nephew)
- Uncle to The Marx Brothers, he wrote much of their early material and continued to guide and advise his nephews through their early careers.
- Son of Lafe Schoenberg, a magician and ventriloquist who traveled Germany for over 50 years with his wife and children before the family emigrated to the United States in 1860.
- Half of the legendary vaudeville team of Gallagher & Shean, he played character parts in a few Hollywood films from 1935 through the 1940s.
- Brother of Minnie Marx, mother of the Marx Brothers.
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