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Albert Isaac Boasberg (December 5, 1891 [1] – June 18, 1937) was an American comedy writer in vaudeville, radio, and film, as well as being a film director . Biography. Boasberg was born in Buffalo, New York in a Jewish family.
Albert "Al" Boasberg, a luminary in the world of comedy and screenwriting, left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry during the early 20th century. Hailing from the vibrant city of Buffalo, New York, Boasberg's creative genius became synonymous with some of the era's greatest comedians, forging lasting connections with legends such ...
- Writer, Director, Actor
- December 5, 1892
- Al Boasberg
- June 18, 1937
Albert "Al" Boasberg, a luminary in the world of comedy and screenwriting, left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry during the early 20th century. Hailing from the vibrant city of Buffalo, New York, Boasberg's creative genius became synonymous with some of the era's greatest comedians, forging lasting connections with legends such ...
- December 5, 1892
- June 18, 1937
The son of a Buffalo jeweler, Al Boasberg established himself in the early twenties as one of the foremost comedy writers in America. Boasberg was kept so busy supplying one-liners and special material to vaudevillians like Burns and Allen and Jack Benny that he ultimately set up a weekly wire service, telegraphing jokes to his scores of clients.
Nov 30, 2015 · If Nesteroff has a mission, it’s to restore those people to memory: people like writer-director Al Boasberg, who “essentially created the comic personalities of Jack Benny, Milton Berle, George...
This scene was written primarily by legendary gag man Al Boasberg. Famously eccentric, Boasberg typed up the finished scene, then shredded the pages into thin pieces and tacked them to his ceiling. It took Irving Thalberg and the brothers hours to cut and paste the scene back together.
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Al Boasberg is known as an Director, Writer, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Additional Dialogue, Actor, and Adaptation. Some of his work includes The General, Battling Butler, The Stolen Jools, The Hollywood Revue of 1929, Free and Easy, Murder in the Private Car, The Nitwits, and Doughboys.