Facts: - known for: palisades amusement park - death cause: heart attack - death date: 27 december 1973 - spouse: gladys shelley - education: new york university college of dentistry - birth date: 5 december 1895 - name: irving rosenthal - death place: manhattan , new york city - birth place: russia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of irving rosenthal .
irving rosenthal -lrb- december 5 , 1895 -- december 27 , 1973 -rrb- an amusement company owner who , along with his brother jack rosenthal , operated the palisades amusement park near cliffside park and fort lee , new jersey , from 1934 until its closing in 1971 .