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Ralph Benatzky (I) (1884–1957)

Composer | Writer | Soundtrack

Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar. His popular-song compositions include "White Horse Inn", "I Cannot Live Without Your Love", and "Always In My Heart". See full bio »

Born:

Rudolph Josef Frantisek Benatzky
in Moravské Budejovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died:

(age 73) in Zurich, Switzerland

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2008 Im weissen Rössl (TV movie)
 
1994 Im weißen Rößl am Wolfgangssee (TV movie)
 
1987 Vita hästen (TV movie)
 
1975 Meine Schwester und ich (TV movie)
 
1967 Im weissen Rößl (TV movie)
 
1966 Axel an der Himmelstür (TV movie)
 
1964 Summer in Tyrol
 
1963 Bezauberndes Fräulein (TV movie)
 
1963 Ich lade Sie ein, Fräulein... (TV movie)
 
1961 Mijn zusje en ik (TV movie)
 
1958 Min syster och jag (TV movie)
 
1956 Meine Schwester und ich (TV movie)
 
1955 Bezauberndes Fräulein (TV movie)
 
1954 Meine Schwester und ich
 
1954 Der König mit dem Regenschirm (TV movie)
 
1953 Bezauberndes Fräulein
 
1951 Verklungenes Wien
 
1951 Unvergängliches Licht
 
1950 My Sister and I
 
1948 White Horse Inn
 
1944 Axel an der Himmelstür
 
1943 Damals
 
1937 To New Shores
 
1937 Die ganz großen Torheiten
 
1936 Mädchenpensionat
 
1935 Im weißen Rößl
 
1935 Wer wagt - gewinnt
 
1934 Caprice de princesse
 
1933 Ihre Durchlaucht, die Verkäuferin
 
1932 The Love Contract
 
1932 Chauffeur Antoinette
 
1930 Thirteen Men and a Girl
 
1930 Der unsterbliche Lump (supervising composer)
 
1928 Casanova
 
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1977 Bezauberndes Fräulein (TV movie) (libretto "Bezauberndes Fräulein")
 
1967 Im weissen Rößl (TV movie)
 
1964 Der König mit dem Regenschirm (TV movie) (operetta)
 
1963 Bezauberndes Fräulein (TV movie) (libretto)
 
1961 Mijn zusje en ik (TV movie) (play)
 
1957 Das heiße Herz (TV movie) (translation)
 
1955 Das heiße Herz (TV movie) (translation)
 
1954 Meine Schwester und ich (play)
 
1954 Der König mit dem Regenschirm (TV movie) (novel)
 
1948 White Horse Inn (operetta)
 
1945 En förtjusande fröken (operetta)
 
1943 Liebespremiere (story)
 
1936 Mädchenpensionat
 
1936 The Fairy Dolly (screenplay)
 
1935 Im weißen Rößl (operetta)
 
1935 Wer wagt - gewinnt (operetta "Bezauberndes Fräulein")
 
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2005 Gilles (music: "Im weißen Rößl")
 
1957 Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet (music: "Im Salzkammergut, da kam'mer gut lustig sein" - uncredited)
 
1954 Meine Schwester und ich (music: "Mein Mädel ist nur eine Verkäuferin", "Ich lade Sie ein Fräulein")
 
1943 Damals (music: "Bitte an die Nacht" / lyrics: "Bitte an die Nacht")
 
1938 Die vier Gesellen (music: "Tiefe Sehnsucht")
 
1937 La Habanera (music: "A-B-C ... Kinderlied" / lyrics: "A-B-C ... Kinderlied")
 
1937 To New Shores (music: "Yes Sir", "Tiefe Sehnsucht Ich hab' eine tiefe Sehnsucht in mir", "Ich steh' im Regen", "Ich bin eine Jungfrau" / lyrics: "Yes Sir", "Tiefe Sehnsucht Ich hab' eine tiefe Sehnsucht in mir", "Ich steh' im Regen")
 
1937 Die ganz großen Torheiten (writer: "Einmal is keinmal")
 
1936 The Fairy Dolly (music: "Heut' hätt' i Zeit", "Ich bin Gut aufgelegt" / lyrics: "Heut' hätt' i Zeit", "Ich bin Gut aufgelegt")
 
1935 Im weißen Rößl (writer: "Salzburger Schnürlregen")
 
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1986 Võõra nime all (TV movie) (composer: additional music)
 
1937 To New Shores (lyricist)
 
1936 The Fairy Dolly (musical arrangement)
 
1935 Im weißen Rößl (musical director)
 
1931 Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus (composer: theme music)
 
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Other Works:

(April 8,1931-May 1931) Stolz and his musical, "White Horse Inn," was performed at the London Coliseum in London, England with Clifford Mollison, Lea Seidl, Mary Lawson, George Gee, Rita Page, Bruce Carfax, Frederick Leister, Jack Barty and Jimmy Hanley (played Piccolo) in the cast. See more »

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Recipient of the Austria Cross for Arts and Sciences and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. See more »

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