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Albert Hague
American songwriter (–)
Albert Hague (born Albert Marcuse, October 13, &#; November 12, ) was a German–born American songwriter and actor.
Early life
Hague was born to a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. His father, Harry Marcuse, was a psychiatrist and a musical prodigy, and his mother, Mimi (née Heller), a chess champion.[1] His family considered their Jewish heritage a liability and raised him as a Lutheran[2] (although he would later embrace his Jewish heritage after coming to the United States).[3] Shortly before he was to be inducted into the Hitler Youth, he and his mother fled to Rome.[2] Hague came to America in after his sister, who lived in Ohio, got him a musical scholarship at the University of Cincinnati.[2] However, as he did not have a legal immigration status to be in the country, he was adopted by an eye surgeon associated with the university. After graduating in , he served in the United States Army's special service band during World War II.[2][4]
Career
Hague's Broadway musicals include Plain and Fancy (),[5]Redhead (),[6]Cafe Crown (),[7] and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (, with lyrics by Allan Sherman).[8]
Famous songs he wrote include "Young and Foolish", "Look Who's in Love" and "Did I Ever Really Live?" He was the composer for the TV musical cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas and some songs in the musical version.[9] He also was an actor, most notably on the TV series Fame, where he played Benjamin Shorofsky, the music teacher. It was a part he originated in the film of the same name.[10] Hague also played a small role in the movie Space Jam (), as the psychiatrist that the professional basketball players go to when they lose their "skill".[11]
Hague and his wife Renee occasionally presented a cabaret act, first as "Hague and Hague: His Hits and His Mrs." and later, in , under the title "Still Young and Foolish".[12] They played at Carnegie Hall, the Cinegrill in Los Angeles, and Eighty Eight's in Manhattan.[13]
Hague was a member of The Lambs where he often taught musical theatre to members.[14]
Personal life and death
His wife, Renee Orin, an actress and singer, with whom he often collaborated, died, aged 73, in August from lymphoma.[15] They had been married since [2] They had two children. Albert Hague died at age 81 from cancer[16] at a hospital in Marina del Rey, California in November [2]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Fame | Shorofsky | ||
| Nightmares | Mel Keefer | (segment "Night of the Rat") | |
| Space Jam | Psychiatrist | ||
| Playing Dangerous 2 | Professor Agranoff | ||
| The Story of Us | Dr. Siegler | (final film role) | |
References
- ^"Albert Hague Biography ()". .
- ^ abcdef"Albert Hague, 81, a Composer and Actor". The New York Times. November 15,
- ^"All those Holiday/Christmas Songs: So Many Jewish Songwriters!". Jewish World Review. December 22,
- ^Shirley, Don. "Albert Hague, 81; 'Fame' Teacher Wrote Scores for Broadway, TV"Los Angeles Times, November 16,
- ^"Plain and Fancy: Broadway". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"Redhead': Broadway". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"Cafe Crown: Broadway". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"The Fig Leaves Are Falling: Broadway". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"Fame: Film Overview". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"Space Jam". Retrieved January 17,
- ^"Albert Hague and Renee Orin: Still "Young and Foolish" in NY Cabaret Act". November 2,
- ^"Albert Hague, 'Grinch' and Redhead Composer, Is Dead". November 15,
- ^"The Lambs Club, established ". Retrieved February 13,
- ^"Renee Orin, 73, Actress in Broadway Musicals". New York Times. August 30,
- ^"Celebrity Obituaries at Grave Hunter". . Archived from the original on December 15, Retrieved January 6,