Spouse(s) Rachel Name Alfred Klein | Role Actor Siblings Charles Klein | |
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Born May 12, 1861 Norwich, England Died February 21, 1904, Amityville, New York, United States Nephews Philip Klein, John V. Klein People also search for Manuel Klein, Charles Klein, Herman Klein, Max Klein, Adelaide Klein, Philip Klein, Lillian Gottlieb | ||
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Alfred Asher Klein (May 12, 1861 – February 21, 1904) was an English-born stage actor, singer and comedian who appeared in operettas and musical theatre in America in the late 19th century.
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Life and career
Klein was born in Norwich, England in 1861, and emigrated to the United States as a young man. He had five brothers: the dramatist Charles, the composer Manuel, the music critic Herman, the violinist Max, and Philip. They had a sister, Adelaide. His first appearances on stage included Sir Joseph in a juvenile production of H.M.S. Pinafore in 1879, and a role with the traveling company of Only a Farmer's Daughter around 1881.
Small in stature, Klein's notable roles included Buttons in The Rajah in 1883, where he had fall into a tank of water in the third act. In 1891, he appeared in the musical Wang with DeWolf Hopper, and in 1896 in the operetta El Capitan.
Klein died in Amityville, New York on February 21, 1904 after a three-year illness, survived by his wife and two children.