Oscar Straus(1870-1954)

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Oscar Straus was born on 6 March 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and writer, known for One Hour with You (1932), Married in Hollywood (1929) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931). He was married to Clara Singer and Nelly Irmen. He died on 11 January 1954 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.

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One Hour with You

7.1

Composer

1932

Married in Hollywood

Writer

1929

The Smiling Lieutenant

7.2

Music Department

1931

The Earrings of Madame De...

7.9

Composer

1953

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Composer

Der letzte Walzer
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1973
Reigen
6.2
- Composer
- 1973
Ein Walzertraum
8.4
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1969
The Chocolate Soldier
6.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1955
The Earrings of Madame De...
7.9
- Composer
- 1953
Der letzte Walzer
5.6
- music composer: operetta 'Der letzte Walzer'
- 1953
Einmal keine Sorgen haben
6.0
- Composer
- 1953
Sonho de Valsa
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1952
Nash Airflyte Theatre
5.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 1951
Musical Comedy Time
6.4
TV Series
- Composer
- 1950
La Ronde
7.5
- Composer (as Oscar Strauss)
- 1950
Moulin Rouge
5.7
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1940
De Mayerling à Sarajevo
6.8
- Composer
- 1940
Les trois valses
6.0
- Composer
- 1938
Make a Wish
5.4
- Composer
- 1937

Writer

Valsedrømme
TV Movie
- writer
- 1967
Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will
6.0
- libretto: operetta of the same name
- 1958
Nash Airflyte Theatre
5.8
TV Series
- Writer
- 1951
La dernière valse
- operetta
- 1936
Zena, ktera vi co chce
5.7
- opera libretto
- 1934
Married in Hollywood
- operetta Ein Walzertraum
- 1929
Der letzte Walzer
- operetta
- 1927
Ein Walzertraum
6.2
- operetta Ein Walzertraum
- 1925
Sonho de Valsa
2.5
- operetta "Ein Walzertraum"
- 1909

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Alternative name
- Oscar Strauss
Born
- March 6, 1870
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died
- January 11, 1954
- Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria(heart attack)
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Viennese conductor and composer of operettas, cabaret songs and occasional film music. Straus deliberately changed his surname (from "Strauss") to avoid association with the famous musical dynasty of that name. He was not related.