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Name
  
Lew Brice

Nieces
  
Frances Arnstein

Siblings
  
Fanny Brice

Spouse
  
Mae Clarke (m. 1928)

Role
  
Fanny Brice's brother


Died
  
June 16, 1966, Hollywood, California, United States

Nephews
  
William Brice, William Arnstein

Similar People
  
Mae Clarke, Fanny Brice, William Brice, Nicky Arnstein, Billy Rose

Lew Brice (October 26, 1893 – June 16, 1966) was an American actor, dancer and comedian.

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Biography

He was born Louis Borach on October 26, 1893 in Manhattan, New York City, the brother of Fannie Brice. He was the youngest of four children born to Rose Stern, a Hungarian Jewish woman who emigrated to America at age ten; and Alsatian immigrant Charles Borach. Charles and Rose were saloon owners and had four children, Philip (born 1887), Carrie (born 1889), Fania, and Louis.

Lew Brice married actress Mae Clarke on February 26, 1928; the union later ended in divorce.

Lew Brice died June 16, 1966 in Hollywood, California, aged 72.

Stage performances

  • The Passing Show of 1913 (July – Sept 1913)
  • The Passing Show of 1914 (June – Sept 1914)
  • Maid in America (Feb – May 1915)
  • Step This Way (May – Aug 1916)
  • Americana (July 1926 – Feb 1927)
  • Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt (May – Jul 1931)

    • Film

  • The Income Tax Collector (1923)
  • Partners Again (1926) Pazinsky
  • Lew Tyler's Wives (1926) Buzzy Mandelbush
  • Happy Days (1929) Minstrel Show Performer
  • The Window Cleaners (1930)
  • Two Seconds (1932) uncredited reporter

    • References

    Lew Brice Wikipedia
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