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Werner Richard Heymann (14 February 1896 – 30 May 1961), also known as Werner R. Heymann, was a German-Jewish composer active in Germany and in Hollywood.
Werner Richard Heymann (* 14. Februar 1896 in Königsberg i. Pr.; † 30. Mai 1961 in München) war ein deutscher Komponist und Dirigent. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Bedeutung. 3 Werke. 3.1 Orchester- und Kammermusik. 3.2 Bühnenwerke. 4 Filmografie. 4.1 Stummfilmmusiken. 4.2 Tonfilme. 5 Literatur. 6 Weblinks. 7 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Werner R. Heymann. Composer: To Be or Not to Be. Werner Richard Heymann was active as a classical composer in Berlin from 1912. By the end of the decade, he also wrote songs for cabaret and served as musical director for Max Reinhardt from 1918 to 1919.
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biography. · From Koenigsberg to Berlin 1896 - 1923: serious music and cabaret songs. · Film composer in Berlin, 1923 - 1933. · Emigration 1933 - 51, Paris and Hollywood. · Return to Germany, 1951 - 61.
Werner Richard Heymann worked as a cabaret, film and theatre composer in Berlin before escaping Nazi Germany for Hollywood via Paris. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) to musical parents, Heymann was a musical prodigy, learning the piano from the age of three, violin from six, and beginning to compose at age ...
Dec 2, 2008 · Werner Richard Heymann, the composer of all these melodies, was born into a turbulent era when, in 1896, he came into the world as the son of a Jewish corn merchant in Königsberg. His father...
Sep 18, 2023 · Werner Richard Heymann, der wohl erfolgreichste deutsche Unterhaltungsmusik-Komponist des letzten Jahrhunderts („Das gibt’s nur einmal“, „Irgendwo auf der Welt“) kam 1951 aus dem Exil...
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