Will Meisel (17 September 1897 – 29 April 1967) was a German composer, who wrote more than fifty film scores during his career. He also wrote several operettas including A Friend So Lovely as You (1930) (Eine Freundin so goldig wie du).[1] In 1926, he founded German music publisher Edition Meisel & Co..[2]
Will Meisel | |
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.jpg) Grave of Will Meisel, Berlin-Wilmersdorf | |
| Born | 17 September 1897 |
| Died | 29 April 1967 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1930-1955 (film) |
Selected filmography edit
- The Other (1930)
- The Prosecutor Hallers (1930)
- Love in the Ring (1930)
- A Storm Over Zakopane (1931)
- When the Soldiers (1931)
- The Unknown Guest (1931)
- Checkmate (1931)
- A Crafty Youth (1931)
- Queen of the Night (1931)
- At Your Orders, Sergeant (1932)
- Tugboat M 17 (1933)
- What Am I Without You (1934)
- The Sun Rises (1934)
- The Champion of Pontresina (1934)
- Gypsy Blood (1934)
- Every Day Isn't Sunday (1935)
- Trouble Backstairs (1935)
- Fräulein Veronika (1936)
- Family Parade (1936)
- Carousel (1937)
- Little County Court (1938)
- Marriage in Small Doses (1939)
- Queen of the Night (1951)
- The Inn on the Lahn (1955)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Grange p.343
- ^ Kersten, Peter (22 January 1977). "50 Years And Still No. One". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
Bibliography edit
- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links edit
- Will Meisel at IMDb
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