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Willy Schmidt-Gentner (6 April 1894 – 12 February 1964) was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933.
Willy Schmidt-Gentner, geborener Wilhelm Schmidt, war einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Filmkomponisten. In seinen produktivsten Zeiten vertonte der 1933 nach Wien übergesiedelte Komponist bis zu zehn Filme jährlich – darunter zahlreiche Klassiker und Meisterwerke der deutschsprachigen Filmgeschichte..
Willy Schmidt-Gentner was born on 6 April 1894 in Neustadt am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Der Meister der Welt (1927), Woman in the Moon (1929) and Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1936). He died on 12 February 1964 in Vienna, Austria.
- Composer, Music Department, Director
- April 6, 1894
- Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- February 12, 1964
Willy Schmidt-Gentner was born on 6 April 1894 in Neustadt am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Der Meister der Welt (1927), Woman in the Moon (1929) and Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1936). He died on 12 February 1964 in Vienna, Austria.
- April 6, 1894
- February 12, 1964
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.
Willy Schmidt-Gentner (6 April 1894 – 12 February 1964) was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933.
Willy Schmidt-Gentner is known as an Music, Original Music Composer, Music Director, Director, Actor, Music Supervisor, and Music Coordinator. Some of his work includes Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Woman in the Moon, The Lost One, A Throw of Dice, The Student of Prague, Masquerade in Vienna, Carnival Story, and Children of No Importance.
