Willy Schmidt-Gentner

Film score, Film music contributor

1894 – 1964

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Who was Willy Schmidt-Gentner?

Willy Schmidt-Gentner was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933. At his most productive, he scored up to 10 films a year, including numerous classics and masterpieces of the German and Austrian cinema.

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Born
Apr 6, 1894
Neustadt am Rennsteig
Also known as
  • Willi Schmidt-Gentner
  • Schmidt-Gentner
  • Willy Schmidt Gentner
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Vienna
Died
Feb 12, 1964
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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