Biography:
Albert Hague (born October 13, 1920 - died November 12, 2001) was a German-born songwriter and composer.
Hague was born as Albert Marcuse to a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. His father was a psychiatrist and a musical prodigy and his mother a chess champion. His family considered their Jewish heritage a liability and raised him as a Lutheran.
Hague came to America in 1939 on scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After graduating in 1942, he served in the United States Air Force during World War II.
Career:
Hague's Broadway Musicals include Plain and Fancy (1955), Redhead (1959), and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969, with lyrics by Allan Sherman). 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 (1966).
Acting:
He also was an actor, most notably on the TV series Fame.
Family:
His wife, Renee Orin, a singer, with whom he often collaborated, died, aged 73, in 2000 from lymphoma. They had been married since 1951. They had two children.
Death:
Albert Hague died at age 81 from cancer at a hospital in Marina del Rey, California in 2001. A widower, he was survived by his two children.
Filmography:
Discography:
- 1997 Still Young and Foolish LML
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