Al Hirschfeld

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Al Hirschfeld was a renowned American caricaturist best known for his distinctive line drawings of Broadway and Hollywood celebrities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caricaturist
illustrator
person
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1920s
artStyle minimalist line drawing
awardReceived National Medal of Arts
Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre
surface form: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
burialPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Brooklyn, New York, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Nina Hirschfeld
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-06-21
dateOfDeath 2003-01-20
employer The New York Times
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Al Hirschfeld self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hirschfeld
fieldOfWork caricature
illustration
theatre illustration
fullName Al Hirschfeld self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albert Hirschfeld
genre caricature
celebrity caricature
theatre illustration
givenName Albert
influenced contemporary caricaturists of theatre and film
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor distinctive calligraphic line
Nina
surface form: hiding the name "Nina" in his drawings

line drawings of Broadway celebrities
line drawings of Hollywood celebrities
long association with Broadway
portraits of Broadway actors and productions
portraits of Hollywood film stars
theatre caricatures for The New York Times
notableWork Hirschfeld on Line
The World of Hirschfeld
occupation caricaturist
cartoonist
illustrator
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
signatureElement hidden "Nina" inscriptions
spouse Dolly Haas
workLocation New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED

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Al Hirschfeld familyName Al Hirschfeld self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hirschfeld
Al Hirschfeld fullName Al Hirschfeld self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Albert Hirschfeld
Al Hirschfeld Theatre namedAfter Al Hirschfeld
Martin Beck Theatre renamedInHonorOf Al Hirschfeld