Albert Hague
Albert Hague (* 13. October 1920 in Berlin ; † 12. November 2001 in Marina del Rey , California ) was a German-American musical - composer and actor .
Life
Albert Hague, who came from a Jewish family, fled to Rome with his family in 1937; In 1939 they came to the United States. Here he completed a music degree at the University of Cincinnati and worked as a bar pianist. During World War II he played in the Special Service Band , a military band in the United States Army . From 1948 he appeared as a musical composer. His best-known works are the Broadway plays Plain and Fancy (1955), Redhead (1959), Cafe Crown (1964) and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969).
From 1980 he was also known as a film actor. In Fame and the series that followed, he played music teacher Benjamin Shorofsky .
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Fame - The Road to Fame ( Fame )
- 1982–1987: Fame ( Fame , TV series, 131 episodes)
- 1996: Space Jam
- 1999: By Your Side ( The Story of Us )
Web links
- Albert Hague in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Hague, 81, a Composer and Actor , nytimes.com, November 15, 2001, accessed April 27, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hague, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American musical composer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2001 |
| Place of death | Marina del Rey , California , United States |