1. Avrum Sherman, pen name Al Sherman, was an American songwriter and composer active during the Tin Pan Alley era in American music history.
11 Facts About Al Sherman
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Al Sherman was born into a musical Jewish family in Kyiv, Russian Empire.
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Al Sherman eventually found success working as a concertmaster, first violinist and intermittent court composer in the Royal Court of Emperor Franz Josef.
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Al Sherman hid in the gallery wings while his father performed for the Emperor.
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At age 13, Al Sherman quit school to become the family's primary breadwinner.
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Al Sherman later appeared in motion pictures with Mary Pickford, Mary Fuller, Clara Kimball Young and William Powell.
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Al Sherman joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1919.
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Al and Rosa Al Sherman's elder son, Robert Bernard Al Sherman, was born on December 19,1925.
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Al Sherman quickly rose to become one of Tin Pan Alley's most sought after songwriters.
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Al Sherman died in Los Angeles, California, on September 16,1973, at the age of 76.
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Alongside his sons Robert and Richard, Al Sherman became the subject of a London musical concert, A Spoonful of Sherman, narrated by Sherman's grandson, Robert J Sherman.