Albert Arlen

Albert Arlen
Born
Albert Aarons

(1905-01-10)10 January 1905
Sydney, Australia
Died24 March 1993(1993-03-24) (aged 88)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genresmusicals
Occupationspianist, composer, actor and playwright
Years active1930s – 1960s

Albert Arlen AM (10 January 1905 – 24 March 1993) was a Turkish Australian pianist, composer, actor and playwright. He is best known for his musical The Sentimental Bloke (to the poetry of C. J. Dennis), the "Alamein Concerto", and his setting of Banjo Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow.

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