Harry Rosenthal
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Harry Rosenthal (15 May c. 1893 – 10 May 1953) was an orchestra leader, composer, pianist and actor.
Biography
Rosenthal was born in Belfast in 1893,[1] and by the 1920s he was in London where he had a thriving musical career as a composer, bandleader and pianist, including composing five operettas which met with great success.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He came to the United States by 1929, when he wrote songs for Herbert Stothart's musical Polly on Broadway,[2] and in 1930 acted in Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman's play June Moon, which was revived in 1933.[3] After he met Edward, the Prince of Wales at a reception, he accompanied the heir to the British throne on a world tour.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rosenthal's film career began in 1931 and ended in 1948, during which time he worked on 19 films, playing pianists, orchestra leaders and also non-musical roles, as well as composing music (for The Sin of Harold Diddlebock) and conducting (on For Me and My Gal).[4] In the early 1940s, Rosenthal was part of writer-director Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in all of Sturges' films from The Great McGinty (1940) through The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) with the exception of Hail the Conquering Hero.[5]
Both in New York and in Hollywood, Rosenthal was often mentioned in gossip columns, surprisingly so, given the small size of the parts he played.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". His death in 1953, from a heart attack, was similarly noted.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Merely Mary Ann | ||
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Harrison, Cafe Manager | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Wife, Husband and Friend | Bill Wilkins | |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Piano Player | performed two songs |
| 1940 | The Great McGinty | Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard | |
| 1940 | Christmas in July | Harry | |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve | Piano Tuner | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Unfinished Business | Piano Player | |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Piano Player | |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels | The Trombenick | |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Orchestra Leader | |
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal | Orchestra Conductor & Arranger | Uncredited, also music conductor |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Pianist | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | ||
| 1944 | The Great Moment | Mr. Chamberlain | Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Sherman Starr | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Reveler | Uncredited, also composer |
| 1948 | The Big Clock | Charlie | |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | Piano Player | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
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- ↑ Harry Rosenthal (actor) at the Internet Broadway DatabaseTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- ↑ Rosenthal appeared in The Great McGinty, Christmas in July, The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Great Moment, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
- ↑ IMDB Bio
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External links
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- Harry Rosenthal (actor) at the Internet Broadway DatabaseTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Harry Rosenthal (composer) at the Internet Broadway DatabaseTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- 1893 births
- 1953 deaths
- American male composers
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 20th-century Irish Jews
- 20th-century American Jews