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Albert Hague(1920-2001)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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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.'
BornOctober 13, 1920
DiedNovember 12, 2001(81)
BornOctober 13, 1920
DiedNovember 12, 2001(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

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Albert Hague in Fame (1982)
Albert Hague in Fame (1982)
Lee Curreri and Albert Hague in Fame (1980)
Debbie Allen, Albert Hague, Carol Mayo Jenkins, and Morgan Stevens in Fame (1982)
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Lori Singer, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague, Carlo Imperato, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg, P.R. Paul, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
Albert Hague in Fame (1982)
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Lori Singer, Michael DeLorenzo, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague, Carlo Imperato, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg, P.R. Paul, Gene Anthony Ray, and Bronwyn Thomas in Fame (1982)

Known for

Space Jam (1996)
Space Jam
6.5
  • Psychiatrist
  • 1996
Fame (1980)
Fame
6.6
  • Shorofsky
  • 1980
Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
6.3
  • Soundtrack("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", "Welcome Christmas", "Grinch 2000")
  • 2000
Fame (1982)
Fame
7.0
TV Series
  • Mr. Benjamin Shorofsky
  • Ghost of Christmas Past
  • The Wizard of Shorofsky

Credits

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Actor

  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis in The Story of Us (1999)
    The Story of Us
    • Dr. Siegler
    • 1999
  • Adam Hendershott and Mikey LeBeau in Playing Dangerous 2 (1996)
    Playing Dangerous 2
    • Professor Agranoff
    • 1996
  • Space Jam (1996)
    Space Jam
    • Psychiatrist
    • 1996
  • Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie (1994)
    Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie
    • Dr. Zeller
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
    • Ben Garfield
    • Dr. Kazmir
    • TV Series
    • 1983–1987
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    • Prof. Steinberg
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    • Micha Langer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Fame (1982)
    Fame
    • Mr. Benjamin Shorofsky
    • Ghost of Christmas Past
    • The Wizard of Shorofsky
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1987
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    • Nicholas Vedder
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
    Tales from the Darkside
    • Anthony
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    • Dr. Scott
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    • Mr. Liebemacher
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Mr. Belvedere (1985)
    Mr. Belvedere
    • Peter Zabriskie
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Richard Crenna and Joanne Woodward in Passions (1984)
    Passions
    • Peters
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Nightmares (1983)
    Nightmares
    • Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")
    • 1983

Composer

  • Mummenschanz
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1978
  • Charles Chaplin in The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
    The Funniest Man in the World
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Jane Fonda in Jane (1962)
    Jane
    • co-composer
    • 1962
  • Plain and Fancy
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1956
  • Coney Island, U.S.A.
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1952

Music Department

  • Matthew Morrison in Dr. Seuss' the Grinch Musical (2020)
    Dr. Seuss' the Grinch Musical
    • additional music
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face (1968)
    Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face
    • composer: theme "Buster"
    • 1968
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    • songs: Music by
    • TV Movie
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 13, 1920
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 12, 2001
    • Marina del Rey, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Renee Orin1951 - August 26, 2000 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Composed the score for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" TV Special.
  • Quotes
    Well I grew up in a tough neighborhood - Nazi Germany.

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