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Al Dubin

AKA Alexander Dubin

Born: 10-Jun-1891
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: 11-Feb-1945
Location of death: New York City [1]
Cause of death: Accident - Overdose
Remains: Buried, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Songwriter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Lullaby of Broadway

Military service: US Army (305th Field Artillery, WWI)


[1] Roosevelt Hospital.

Father: Simon Dubin (physician)
Mother: Minna (chemist)
Wife: Helen McClay (showgirl, m. 19-Mar-1921, div. 1943)
Daughter: Patricia (b. 26-Nov-1922)
Wife: Edwina Coolidge (m. 23-Feb-1943, div. 1943)

    High School: Northeast M. T. High School, Philadelphia, PA
    High School: Perkiomen Seminary (expelled 1911)

    Oscar for Best Music Original Song for Gold Diggers of 1935 (shared)
    Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971
    Converted to Catholicism 1921 (from Judaism)
    Risk Factors: Obesity, Gambling



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