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Werner Richard Heymann (14 February 1896 – 30 May 1961), also known as Werner R. Heymann, was a German-Jewish [1] 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.
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.
Dec 2, 2008 · Werner Richard Heymann was the most famous film composer in Germany and France until 1933. His music was everywhere. You could hear it from the orchestra pits of the great theatre stages and...
Apr 7, 2016 · This contribution presents aspects of the life and work of the pianist and composer Werner Richard Heymann (1896–1961) and asks what the experience of that exile in Los Angeles – frightening and exhilarating at the same time – meant for him.
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 ...
