Albert Hague was a German-born American songwriter, composer, and actor. Born in
Berlin, Germany, he fled Nazi persecution with his mother, first reaching Rome
before emigrating to the United States in 1939 on a music scholarship to the
University of Cincinnati. Because of immigration complications, he was formally
adopted by an eye surgeon associated with the university. After graduating in
1942, he served in the United States Army during World War II in a special
services band. Hague went on to establish a career as a Broadway composer,
contributing to musicals including Plain ...