About Ben Berlin
Lived 1896 – 1944 (aged 47). Ben Berlin was a jazz musician, pianist, conductor, composer and musician.
Ben Berlin (born Hermann Biek; 1896–1944) was a jazz musician born in Reval, Estonia (Now Tallinn) in 1896. He married composer Vera Vinogradova around 1920 and they had two children, Leopold and Nina.
Berlin founded the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in Germany in 1928, producing records with Deutsche Grammophon such as "Küss mich und morgen vergiss mich" and "Roses of Yesterday". As a Jew, he left Nazi Germany in 1933, moving to The Netherlands, Austria, France and finally England where he died in 1944, sitting at his desk.
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Who was Ben Berlin?
Estonian jazz musician (1896–1944)
When was Ben Berlin born?
Ben Berlin was born on 23 September 1896 in Tallinn.
When did Ben Berlin die?
Ben Berlin died on 10 August 1944 in London.
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Ben Berlin was a jazz musician, pianist, conductor, composer and musician.
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Ben Berlin's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ben Berlin. https://biography.guide/ben-berlin/
MLA: "Ben Berlin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ben-berlin/.
Chicago: "Ben Berlin." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ben-berlin/.
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