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The Ritz Brothers’ act, on film and live, featured their singing in similar voices, complicated dance routines, and rowdy comedy centred on Harry Ritz, the most animated of the trio and the source of much of their material. (Later comedians such as Jerry Lewis, Mel Brooks, and Sid Caesar acknowledged Harry Ritz’s influence on their own work ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5876. Source citation. Comedian. He was part of an American comedian group. He and his brothers Al and Jimmy were known professionally as The Ritz Brothers. Born the youngest son of Austrian-born Jewish haberdasher Max Joachim, he and his brothers grew up in New Jersey and Brooklyn. His mother was Russian-born.
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I recently read a great book, The Vaudevillians by Bill Smith, published in 1976 by MacMillan. The book is a sort of history of vaudevillian as told by many former vaudeville artists, including Milton Berle, George Jessel, Rose Marie, Edgar Bergen, and Harry Ritz. Harry's remembrance is a combination of chutzpah and humbleness.
Nov 26, 2009 · Mindeside for Harry Ritz. Del minder og anekdoter om Harry Ritz med familie og venner.
Harry Ritz’s Quick Journey to War. In 1915, Harry Franklin Ritz was an assistant postmaster in Lacombe, Alberta. In January of 1916, when he was 18 years old, he joined the First World War. In November of 1916, only months after joining, he found himself on the front lines of the Battle of the Somme near Albert, France.
Welcome to another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast – our Halloween edition – with part two of our interview w/ Janna Taninbaum and Michael Ritz, the children of comedian Harry Ritz of The Ritz Brothers. On this second half of our interview, we talk about some of the hijinks Harry got up to as a performer and as a father as well.
