Al Shean was born on May 12, 1868 in Dornum, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia [now Lower Saxony, Germany]. He was an actor and writer, known for
The Blue Bird (1940),
Ziegfeld Girl (1941) and
Live, Love and Learn (1937). He was married to Johanna Davidson. He died on August 12, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.