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Albert Hague

Benjamin Shorofsky in Fame

Photos Albert Hague Birth name: Albert Marcuse
Birth date: 1920/10/13
Date of death : 2001/11/12 (81 years old)
Birth place : Berlin (Allemagne)

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Biography for Albert Hague

He was born into a Jewish family in Berlin but he was raised as a Lutheran to protect him from Nazi persecution. He fled Germany to Italy in 1937 as he was about to be inducted into the Hitler youth movement. After attending a music conservatory in Rome, he obtained a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati and immigrated to the United States in 1939 penniless to avoid being conscripted by German military authorities. Arriving at age of 18 and unable to speak a word of English, he took the last name of his adopted father, Elliott B. Hague, an eye surgeon with close ties to the university. He graduated in 1942 and served in the U.S. military for more than two years before embarking on a career as a composer. (1955) He celebrated his first Broadway success with the opening of the hit 1955 musical 'Plain and Fancy,' an Amish-themed show that featured Barbara Cook and the popular song `Young and Foolish.'

Young, he lives in a Jewish family in Berlin but he is raised as a Lutheran to be protected from the persecution of the Nazis. He left Germany for Italy in 1937.

He followed the courses of the Music Conservatory of Rome, and later obtained a scholarship at the University of Cincinnati. For his studies, he therefore emigrated to the United States in 1939, which saved him from being enlisted by Germanic military authorities.

Freshly landed at the age of 18, he is unable to speak a word of English. He takes the name of his latest adoptive father, Elliott B. Hague, a surgeon.

In 1942, he did his military service, which then lasted two years before engaging in a career as a composer.

In 1955, it was the consecration: the musical Plain and Fancy was a real success. (The famous song Young and Foolish - young and silly is extracted from it).

He made his first television appearance in Fame in 1980. He played the role of a music teacher. If this character made him known to the general public, his cinematographic appearances remain thin. Professor Shorofsky has occupied a large part of his life.

And he played Doctor Siegler in The Story of Us in 1999 before bowing out two years later. Albert Hague died on November 12, 2001, in California following cancer.

Albert Hague is an actor, composer and music teacher born in Germany in 1920. He immigrated to the United States in 1938 and began his acting career in Broadway. He has played in many musicals, notably in "Redhead" which earned him a nomination for Tony Awards. He was also a music teacher at the Juilliard School and wrote many songs for musicals. In 1980, he played the role of the clumsy singing teacher in the film "Fame". He is one of his best known roles and he continued to play in films and television series until the end of his career. He died in 2001 at the age of 81.

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Filmography

Title Role
The Story of Us (1999) Dr. Siegler
Space Jam (1996) Psychiatrist
Playing Dangerous 2 (1996) Professor Agranoff
Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory? (1994) (TV) Dr. Zeller
The Day My Kid Went Punk (1987) (TV) Prof. Steinberg
Passions (1984) (TV) Peters
Nightmares (1983) Mel Keefer (segment Night of the Rat)
Not Just Another Affair (1982) (TV) Professor Zakall
Fame (1982) TV Series Mr. Benjamin Shorofsky
Fame (1980) Benjamin Shorofsky

Trivia

Won two Tony Awards in 1959 for "Redhead:" as Best Composer and for his music as part of the Best Musical win.

Adopted son of Elliott B. Hague.

Studied music at the University of Cincinnati and was adopted by Dr. Elliott B. Hague, an eye surgeon.

Family

Spouse : Renee Orin (1955 - 26 August 2000) (her death) 2 children

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by misou

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