Lew Brice Brice died June 16, 1966 in Hollywood, California, aged 72. Lew Brice Lew Brice (October 26, 1893 – June 16, 1966) was an American actor, dancer and comedian. He was born Louis Borach on October 26, 1893 in Manhattan, New York City, the brother of Fannie Brice. He was the youngest of four children born to Rose Stern, a Hungarian Jewish woman who emigrated to America at age ten; and Alsatian immigrant Charles Borach. Charles and Rose were saloon owners and had four children, Philip (born 1887), Carrie (born 1889), Fania, and Louis. Lew Brice married actress Mae Clarke on
Fania All-Stars Fania All-Stars The Fania All-Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time. In 1964, Fania Records was founded in New York City by Jerry Masucci, an Italian-American lawyer with a love for Latin melodies, and Johnny Pacheco, a composer and bandleader born in the Dominican Republic. Masucci later bought out his partner Pacheco from Fania Entertainment Group Ltd. and was the sole owner until his death in December 1997. Throughout the early years, Fania used to distribute its records around New York.