Albert Hague
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Albert Hague (born October 13, 1920 in Berlin, Germany, died November 12, 2001) was a German-born songwriter and composer.
Hague was born Albert Marcuse to a Jewish family in Germany, but was raised Lutheran to avoid anti-semitism. Hague came to America in 1939 on scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After graduating in 1942, he served in the United States Air Force during World War II.
Hague's Broadway Musicals include Plain and Fancy (1955), Redhead (1959), and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969, with lyrics by Allan Sherman). Famous songs of his include "Young and Foolish", "Look Who's in Love", and "Did I Ever Really Live?". He was the composer for the TV musical cartoon, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (1966). Albert Hague also had a distinguished career as an actor, performing in both the movie and TV series, "Fame."
