Comedian

How Allan Sherman Died: Cause of Death, Age at Death, and More!

Allan Sherman reached the not so modest age of 48 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous comedian.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Musical comedian who released singles like the classic “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.”

His first efforts at song parody sold poorly, but eventually, with help from Harpo Marx and George Burns, he got a record deal with Warner Bros.

His song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” set to the tune of Amilcare Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours,” was a Billboard #2 hit and won a 1964 Grammy Award for comedy.

He was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, inheriting his portly physique from his father.

John F. Kennedy may have helped to make Sherman a star, with rumors he was singing “Sarah Jackman” in a hotel lobby.

How did Allan Sherman die?

Information about the death of Allan Sherman
Cause of deathN/A
Age of death48 years
ProfessionComedian
BirthdayNovember 30, 1924
Death dateNovember 20, 1973
Place of deathLos Angeles, California, United States
Place of burialN/A

Quotes

I have always lived beyond my means. I am still trying to live beyond my means, but it is getting harder all the time. I am very rich.

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I had moved out of the Edison Hotel because I couldn’t pay the bill and was living at the Lincoln Hotel, where I couldn’t pay the bill either, but it was cheaper.

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Success is like winning the sweepstakes or getting killed in an automobile crash. It always happens to somebody else.

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Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way of winning than trusting to luck.

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Well, you might as well imitate your own program because if you don’t, someone else will.

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