Background
Ritz was born Samuel Joachim to parents Max, (December 1871 – January 4, 1939), and Pauline Joachim, (May 1874 – November 26, 1935), on October 4, 1904. His father was a haberdasher from Austria-Hungary and his mother was Russian.
Ritz was born Samuel Joachim to parents Max, (December 1871 – January 4, 1939), and Pauline Joachim, (May 1874 – November 26, 1935), on October 4, 1904. His father was a haberdasher from Austria-Hungary and his mother was Russian.
He was also the second Ritz Brother. The Ritz Brothers began as a dancing act in 1925, and by 1929 they had become vaudeville headliners. When vaudeville faded, they took their act -which combined complicated dance routines, sound-alike singing voices and a distinctively zany, juvenile humor (their theme song was titled Collegiate) - to film, full theatrical presentations and eventually television
They were appearing on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood when the movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck spotted them.
Ritz died on November 17, 1985 in Los Angeles, California due to heart disease at the age of 81.