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Al Hirschfeld

Al HirschfeldAKA Albert Hirschfeld

Born: 21-Jun-1903
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Died: 20-Jan-2003
Location of death: Manhattan, NY
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Artist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Pen and ink caricaturist

Father: Isaac Hirschfeld
Mother: Rebecca Rothberg
Brother: (older)
Brother: (older)
Wife: Florence Ruth Hobby (m. 21-Jul-1927, div. 1941)
Wife: Dorothy Dolly Haas (actress, m. 1943, d. Sep-1994 ovarian cancer, one daughter)
Daughter: Nina (b. 1945)
Wife: Louise Kerz (museum curator, m. 23-Oct-1996)

    University: Art Student's League, New York City, NY

    Endorsement of American Express 1989
    Endorsement of Nikon 1984
    National Medal of Arts 2002
    Tony 1975
    St. Louis Walk of Fame

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (Jan-1999) Himself
    The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (27-Sep-1996) Himself

Official Website:
http://www.alhirschfeld.com/



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