Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal

Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal

Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal (December 29, 1885 - July 29, 1957) was an American real estate developer, theatrical promoter and husband of actress Peggy Fears. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A. C. Blumenthal, Promoter, Is Dead. Noted Theatrical Figure of Twenties Aided Expansion of Fox Movie Chain. 'Pint-Sized Financier' Joined Cohan's Troupe. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C14FC3B5912718DDDA80B94DF405B8789F1D3 |quote=A. C. Blumenthal, wealthy real estate operator who gained fame through his fabulous deals and extravagant living, died here last night in his suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel. His age was 66. |publisher=New York Times |date=July 31, 1957, Wednesday |accessdate=2008-06-17 ]

He was born on December 29, 1885 in San Rafael, California to a woman named Herzog. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Fixer on the Warpath |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,744261,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |quote= |publisher=Time (magazine) |date=Monday, August 29, 1932 |accessdate=2008-06-17 ] On June 19, 1927 he married the actress Peggy Fears and they divorced in 1945. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Peggy Fears To Wed Today. Actress to Become the Bride of A.C. Blumenthal at the Ambassador. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B16F8385B157A93CBA8178DD85F438285F9 |quote=Peggy Fears, actress, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies was last seen as the prima donna of "Le Maire's A." will be married at noon today. |publisher=New York Times |date=June 19, 1927, Sunday |accessdate=2008-06-17 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Divorced |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,776114,00.html |quote=Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal, 54, sometime Manhattan real estate and theatrical promoter, now expatriate impresario of Giro's nightclub in Mexico City; by Peggy Fears Blumenthal, 38, dark-haired Ziegfeld Follies girl of the '20s who rose to theatrical producer (Music in the Air) with her husband's backing; after 18 years of marriage (no children), twelve of them loud with legal bickerings; in Mexico City. |publisher=Time (magazine) |date=Monday, September 10, 1945 |accessdate=2008-06-17 ] He died on July 29, 1957. [California Death Index]

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