Paul Dessau
German composer and conductor (1894-1979) · Musicians · Died at 84
Paul Dessau was a German composer and conductor. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and composed incidental music for his plays, and several operas based on them.
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1979Died28 June 1979Star of People's Friendship in GoldAward1978Goethe Prize of the City of BerlinAward1974Honorary Doctor of the Leipzig UniversityAward1894Born19 December 1894
People around Paul
Leni Riefenstahl Paul wrote Storm over Mont Blanc (1930)
Paul Hörbiger Paul wrote Song and The Land of Smiles
Richard Tauber Paul wrote Never Trust a Woman (1930)
Karl Platen Paul wrote Anna and Elizabeth (1933)
Jack Trevor Paul wrote Modern Pirates and The Great Longing
Léon Larive Paul wrote The Novel of Werther and Yoshiwara
Ernst Udet Paul wrote Storm over Mont Blanc (1930)
Jean-Pierre Aumont Paul wrote Taras Bulba and White Cargo
Heinrich George Paul wrote Song and Whirl of Youth
Anny Ondra Paul wrote The First Kiss and The Great Longing
Harald Reinl Paul wrote Storm over Mont Blanc (1930)
Erna Morena Paul wrote Whirl of Youth and Scapa Flow
Elga Brink Paul wrote The Great Longing (1930)
Gustav Diessl Paul wrote S.O.S. Eisberg and The Great Longing- Gustav Lantschner Paul wrote Storm over Mont Blanc (1930)
Sig Arno Paul wrote Whirl of Youth and Modern Pirates
Mathias Wieman Paul wrote Storm over Mont Blanc (1930)
Carl Balhaus Paul wrote Anna and Elizabeth and Scapa Flow
Charlotte Susa Paul wrote The Great Longing (1930)
Pierre Richard-Willm Paul wrote The Novel of Werther and Yoshiwara
Werner Fuetterer Paul wrote Never Trust a Woman (1930)
Jean Périer Paul wrote The Novel of Werther and Gibraltar
Paulette Pax Paul wrote The Novel of Werther and Gibraltar
Georges Saillard Paul wrote Yoshiwara and Taras Bulba
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Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1979 · aged 84
