Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal (c. 1891 – July 29, 1957) was an

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, theatrical promoter and

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. A C Blumenthal was also a speakeasy owner and friend of New York Mayor Jimmy Walker.

Biography

Blumenthal was born on about 1891, in

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, to a woman named Herzog. On June 19, 1927, he married the actress

and they divorced in 1945. He died on July 29, 1957. California Death Index He is mentioned in David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon as hosting a party that included Fears, Mary Duncan ,and architect Phil Henry Ammidown.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blumenthal, A. C. 1890s births 1957 deaths People from San Rafael, California American real estate businesspeople