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Kurt Schröder

1888 – 1962

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Lived 1888 – 1962 (aged 73). Kurt Schröder was a German composer, conductor, film score composer, general music director and musician.

Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne, suite no. 1, first movement, excerpt from a 1948 recording with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Kurt Schröder (1888–1962) was a German composer and conductor. Schröder composed a number of film scores. During the 1930s he worked in Britain for Alexander Korda's London Film Productions, and scored the company's breakthrough hit The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933.

Selected filmography Who Takes Love Seriously? (1931) Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff (1931) The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931) Where Is This Lady? (1932) Wedding Rehearsal (1932) Men of Tomorrow (1932) The Song You Gave Me (1933) Mirages de Paris (1933) Cash (1933) Red Wagon (1933) The Girl from Maxim's (1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) On Secret Service (1933) Black Roses (1935) Escapade (1936) Uncle Bräsig (1936) Seven Slaps (1937) Fanny Elssler (1937) Triad (1938) The Scapegoat (1940) The Girl at the Reception (1940) Twilight (1940) Der laufende Berg (1941) Der Posaunist (1949)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Kurt Schröder?

composer (1888–1962)

When was Kurt Schröder born?

Kurt Schröder was born on 6 September 1888 in Hagenow.

When did Kurt Schröder die?

Kurt Schröder died on 5 January 1962 in Frankfurt.

What was Kurt Schröder's occupation?

Kurt Schröder was a composer, conductor, film score composer, general music director and musician.

What nationality was Kurt Schröder?

Kurt Schröder was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kurt Schröder

· Wikidata: Q96175

· DBpedia: Kurt Schröder

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