Moritz Amsterdam (1908 - 1996)

Born 14 Dec 1908 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 28 Oct 1996 at age 87 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Moritz Amsterdam has Jewish Roots.

Moritz Amsterdam is Notable.

BIRTH 14 Dec 1908 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

MARIAGE

• Mabel Todd ​(m. 1933; div. 1945)​
• Kay Patrick ​(m. 1949)

DEATH 27 Oct 1996 (aged 87) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA

BURIAL Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map

PLOT Courts of Remembrance section, Map #E30 (Unit 4, Elevation 30), Single Wall Crypt 3632; furthest north-east section

Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American actor, comedian, writer and producer.

Amsterdam was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of the three sons of Max and Jennie (née Finder) Amsterdam, Jewish immigrants from Austria-Hungary.[2]

He began working in vaudeville in 1922 as the straight man for his older brother's jokes. He was a cellist, a skill he used throughout his career. By 1924, he was working in a speakeasy operated by Al Capone.[1]

After being caught in the middle of a gunfight, Amsterdam moved to California and worked writing jokes. His enormous repertoire, and his ability to come up with a joke on any subject, earned him the nickname The Human Joke Machine.

Amsterdam died at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on October 28, 1996, at the age of 87, due to a heart attack.[1][18]

He was entombed at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2161/morey-amsterdam
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morey_AmsterdamWikipedia

See also:

• Wikipedia: Morey Amsterdam
• Wikidata: Item Q3323951, en:Wikipedia