The Peculiar Truth about Albert Brooks’ Father’s Death

Dan Spencer
The Peculiar Truth
Published in
3 min readAug 29, 2023

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Harry Einstein (left), Albert Brooks; both images Wikimedia Commons
  • Comedian Albert Brooks grew up in show business. He was born and raised in Beverly Hills, CA and was the youngest of four children, all boys. His mother was Thelma Leeds, an actress and singer. His father was comedian Harry Einstein.
  • Brooks’ birth name is Albert Einstein. He changed it for obvious reasons.
  • Born in Boston to European Jewish…

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Dan Spencer
The Peculiar Truth

Author of over a dozen novels, including Tight Five. I publish The Peculiar Truth every Tuesday. https://medium.com/the-peculiar-truth