Theodore SHAPIRO ^{2 3}

   Other names for Theodore were Tobias and Ted SHAPIRO.

  General Notes:

Ted "became a well-known pianist and songwriter in the 1920's thru 1950's. He was Sophie Tucker's accompanist and wrote a standard song, 'If I Had You'".

He went to work for Tucker in 1921 and accompanied her on stage.
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  Research Notes:

The census of 1920 has the family name as "Shapiro," but the enumerator has dropped all of the dots over the i's, so Ancestry has indexed the family as "Shapero." ⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, Jun 12, 1900, 186 Forsyth, Manhattan. ⁶

2. Residence, Apr 16, 1910, 79 Center St., Ellenville, Ulster County, New York. ⁷

3. Residence, Jan 12, 1920, 612-614 182nd St., Manhattan. ⁸ "Ted" was a "pianoist."

4. Residence, Apr 12, 1930, 2060 85th St., Brooklyn, New York. ³ Ted was a theater pianist.

5. Social Security Registration: Connecticut. ⁵ SS #046-09-2268

Theodore married Susan after 1940.¹ (Susan was born on Nov 4, 1923 ⁴ and died on Mar 21, 1991 in Bay Harbor, Florida ⁵.)