Marriage
Gertrude married Max Hoffman (1873–1963), a composer, song writer and vaudeville orchestra leader, on April 8, 1901 in Baltimore. Her husband’s full name and title was said to “Baron” Adolph Eugene Victor Maximilian Hoffmann. Though born in Poland most likely of German descent, the title "Baron" is dubious since he was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota On most public records and travel documents over the years, their surname was recorded as Hoffmann, rather than Hoffman. Max Hoffman throughout their marriage worked with Gertrude as her music director and manager. Their son, professionally known as Max Hoffman Jr. (1902–1945), was born the year following their marriage at Norfolk, Virginia and would go on to be a musical-comedy performer on Broadway and in films. Max Jr.was for a brief period of time married to the noted “Boop-Boop-a Doop singer Helen Kane.
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