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Richman was born as Harold Reichman in Cincinnati, Ohio . He changed his name to "Harry Richman" at age 18, by which time he was already a professional entertainer in Vaudeville . He worked as a Piano accompanist to such stars as Mae West and Nora Bayes . With Bayes' act he made his Broadway debut in 1922 . He appeared in several editions of the George White's Scandals in the 1920s to acclaim. He appeared in the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies . He made his feature Movie debut in Hollywood in 1930 with the film '' Puttin' On The Ritz '', featuring the Irving Berlin song of the same title, which gave Richman a Phonograph Record hit that year. Richman was also an amateur Aviator of some accomplishment, being the co-pilot in 1936 , with famed flyer Henry Tindall "Dick" Merrill, of the first round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight in his own single-engine Vultee transport. He also made regular Radio broadcasts in the 1930s . Richman largely retired in the 1940s , although he made irregular appearances, including on Television , into the 1950s . His Autobiography ''A Hell of a Life'' was published in 1966 . Harry Richman died in Hollywood, California . EXTERNAL LINK |
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