Erwin Halletz
Austrian orchestra leader and songwriter
About Erwin Halletz
Lived 1923 – 2008 (aged 85). Erwin Halletz was an Austrian composer, conductor, film score composer, music arranger and musician.
Erwin Halletz (Vienna, 12 July 1923 – 27 October 2008) also performed as René Roulette, was an Austrian orchestra leader and songwriter.
Songs Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby "Onkel Satchmo's Lullaby") is a 1959 Einmal komm' ich wieder Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder lyricist Peter Wehle Connie Francis Sings German Favorites "Immer und überall" Erwin Halletz, Peter Wehle Spectrum (Illinois Jacquet album) "I Remember Her So Well"
Selected filmography His Daughter is Called Peter (1955) Request Concert (1955) Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956) The Tour Guide of Lisbon (1956) The Daring Swimmer (1957) The Star of Santa Clara (1958) La Paloma (1959) Everybody Loves Peter (1959) Isola Bella (1961) Our Crazy Aunts (1961) Our Crazy Nieces (1963) Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas (1964) The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964) Fanny Hill (1964) Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964) The Great Skate (1964) The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) Who Wants to Sleep? (1965) DM-Killer (1965) Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966) When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn (1967) The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968) On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969) The Priest of St. Pauli (1970) That Can't Shake Our Willi! (1970) Hotel by the Hour (1970) Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971) The Mad Aunts Strike Out (1971) Shocking Asia (1974) Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos (1985)
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Who was Erwin Halletz?
Austrian orchestra leader and songwriter (1923–2008)
When was Erwin Halletz born?
Erwin Halletz was born on 12 July 1923 in Vienna.
When did Erwin Halletz die?
Erwin Halletz died on 27 October 2008 in Vienna.
What was Erwin Halletz's occupation?
Erwin Halletz was a composer, conductor, film score composer, music arranger and musician.
What nationality was Erwin Halletz?
Erwin Halletz was Austrian.
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