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- Sydney Rosenfeld was born on October 26, 1855 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Sydney was a writer and producer, known for The Senator (1915), Children of Destiny (1920) and The Purple Lady (1916). Sydney was married to Genie H Johnson. Sydney died on June 13, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseGenie H Johnson(? - 1931) (his death)
- Approximately 50 of his plays and operettas were produced on Broadway.
- Son of German-Jewish immigrants.
- Claimed his parents smuggled him across Confederate front lines during the American Civil War so he could go to school in New York.
- Began his career at 15 writing boy's stories and later adapting foreign plays for the American stage.
- First editor of the humor magazine 'Puck'.
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