Robert Stolz

Robert Stolz

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1880-08-25
Deathday: 1975-06-27 (94 years old)

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Biography

Robert Elisabeth Stolz (25 August 1880 – 27 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music. Stolz was born of musical parents in Graz. His father was conductor and composer Jakob Stolz, his mother was concert pianist Ida Bondy, and he was the great-nephew of the soprano Teresa Stolz. At the age of seven, he toured Europe as a pianist, playing Mozart. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Engelbert Humperdinck. From 1899 he held successive conducting posts at Maribor (then called Marburg), Salzburg and Brno before succeeding Artur Bodanzky at the Theater an der Wien in 1907. There he conducted, among other pieces, the first performance of Oscar Straus's Der tapfere Soldat (The Chocolate Soldier) in 1908, before leaving in 1910 to become a freelance composer and conductor. Meanwhile, he had begun to compose operettas and individual songs and had a number of successes in these fields.

After serving in the Austrian Army in World War I, Stolz devoted himself mainly to cabaret, and moved to Berlin in 1925. Around 1930, he started to compose music for films, such as the first German sound film Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt (Two Hearts in Waltz Time), of which the title-waltz rapidly became a popular favourite. Some earlier Stolz compositions, such as "Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier" from his operetta Die lustigen Weiber von Wien, became known to wider audiences through the medium of film, after it was interpolated into Im weißen Rößl (The White Horse Inn).

The rise of Nazi Germany led Stolz to return to Vienna, where his title-song for the film Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn was a hit. He remained active in Berlin as well. He used to travel by car between the two cities, so he smuggled Jews and political refugees across the German–Austrian border in the trunk of his limousine. He managed to do so 21 times. Then came the Anschluss, and he moved again, first to Zürich and then to Paris, where in 1939 he was interned as an enemy alien. With the help of friends he was released and in 1940 made his way to New York.

In America, Stolz achieved fame with his concerts of Viennese music, starting with "A Night in Vienna" at Carnegie Hall. As a result, he received many invitations to compose music for shows and films, and he received two Academy Awards nominations: "Waltzing in the Clouds" for Spring Parade was nominated for Best Original Song in 1941, and his score for It Happened Tomorrow was nominated for Best Dramatic or Comedy Picture Score in 1945.

In 1946 Stolz returned to Vienna, where he lived for the rest of his life. In the 1960s and 1970s he made numerous recordings of operettas by composers such as Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, and Leo Fall, whom he had known previously.

In 1952, he began to compose for the Vienna Ice Revue. He dedicated his first of 19 ice operettas ("Eternal Eve") to European Champion Eva Pawlik. In 1970, to mark his 90th birthday, he was made an Honorary Citizen of Vienna. He was also awarded Vienna's Grand Medal of Honour, being only the second musician ever to be so honoured (after Richard Strauss).

In later years he used a baton inherited from Franz Lehár, which had been originally owned by Johann Strauss and contained Strauss's initials engraved in silver.

After his death in Berlin in 1975, Robert Stolz received the honour of a lying-in-state in the foyer of the Vienna State Opera House. He was buried near Johannes Brahms and Johann Strauss II in Vienna's Zentralfriedhof, and statues to him were erected in the Wiener Stadtpark, the Prater, Berlin-Grunewald, Stuttgart, Baden-Baden, and other places across Germany and Austria. A place is named after him - Robert-Stolz Platz, where he lived until his death - just off the Opernring in Vienna, close to the State Opera. There are further streets named after him throughout Germany (Duesseldorf, Ulm, Wiesbaden, Aalen, Bremen) and Austria (Linz, Graz, Villach). He also appeared on a series of commemorative postage stamps in Austria and Germany, as well as in Hungary, Uruguay, Paraguay, North Korea and San Marino.

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Filmography

all 65

Movies 57

self 9

TV Shows 8

Self (archive footage)
Tag des deutschen Schlagers

Tag des deutschen Schlagers (1981)

TV
himself
Magic Graz

Magic Graz (1972)

Movie
Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (1971)

TV
Self
Seniorenclub

Seniorenclub (1968)

TV
Composer
Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blüh'n

Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blüh'n (1968)

Movie
Self
Der goldene Schuß

Der goldene Schuß (1964)

TV
Self
Vergißmeinnicht

Vergißmeinnicht (1964)

TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe (1964)

TV
Composer
Ein schöner Herbst

Ein schöner Herbst (1964)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Im schwarzen Rössl

Im schwarzen Rössl (1961)

Movie
Composer
Traumrevue

Traumrevue (1959)

Movie
Composer
Trees Are Blooming in Vienna

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna (1958)

Movie
Composer
Die Deutschmeister

Die Deutschmeister (1955)

Movie
self
Was bin ich?

Was bin ich? (1955)

TV
Composer
Komm zurück...

Komm zurück... (1953)

Movie
Composer
April 1, 2000

April 1, 2000 (1952)

Movie
Composer
Tanz ins Glück

Tanz ins Glück (1951)

Movie
Composer
Mein Freund, der nicht nein sagen konnte

Mein Freund, der nicht nein sagen konnte (1951)

Movie
Composer
Ein bezaubernder Schwindler

Ein bezaubernder Schwindler (1951)

Movie
Self
Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)

TV
Composer
Kleine Melodie aus Wien

Kleine Melodie aus Wien (1948)

Movie
Composer
Rendezvous im Salzkammergut

Rendezvous im Salzkammergut (1948)

Movie
Composer
One Night at the Tabarin

One Night at the Tabarin (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

Movie
Music
Musik für dich

Musik für dich (1937)

Movie
Composer
Millionäre

Millionäre (1937)

Movie
Composer
Die Austernlilli

Die Austernlilli (1937)

Movie
Composer
Unentschuldigte Stunde

Unentschuldigte Stunde (1937)

Movie
Composer
Husaren heraus

Husaren heraus (1937)

Movie
Composer
Love in Waltz Time

Love in Waltz Time (1937)

Movie
Composer
The Charm of La Bohème

The Charm of La Bohème (1937)

Movie
Composer
Das Frauenparadies

Das Frauenparadies (1936)

Movie
Composer
Konfetti

Konfetti (1936)

Movie
Dirigent im Tonstudio
Wer zuletzt küßt...

Wer zuletzt küßt... (1936)

Movie
Composer
Herbstmanöver

Herbstmanöver (1936)

Movie
Composer
Zirkus Saran

Zirkus Saran (1935)

Movie
Composer
J'aime toutes les femmes

J'aime toutes les femmes (1935)

Movie
Composer
Ich liebe alle Frauen

Ich liebe alle Frauen (1935)

Movie
Composer
Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth (1935)

Movie
Composer
Der Herr ohne Wohnung

Der Herr ohne Wohnung (1934)

Movie
Composer
Spring Parade

Spring Parade (1934)

Movie
Composer
Abenteuer im Südexpress

Abenteuer im Südexpress (1934)

Movie
Composer
My Heart Calls You

My Heart Calls You (1934)

Movie
Composer
Hochzeit am Wolfgangsee

Hochzeit am Wolfgangsee (1933)

Movie
Composer
The Night of the Great Love

The Night of the Great Love (1933)

Movie
Composer
Prince of Arcadia

Prince of Arcadia (1933)

Movie
Composer
What Women Dream

What Women Dream (1933)

Movie
Composer
A man with a heart

A man with a heart (1932)

Movie
Composer
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)

Movie
Composer
The Prince of Arcadia

The Prince of Arcadia (1932)

Movie
Composer
A Song, A Kiss, A Girl

A Song, A Kiss, A Girl (1932)

Movie
Composer
Love's Command

Love's Command (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Theft of the Mona Lisa

The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Merry Wives of Vienna

The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Darling of Vienna

The Darling of Vienna (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Jumping Jack

The Jumping Jack (1930)

Movie
Composer
Love Comes But Once

Love Comes But Once (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Song Is Over

The Song Is Over (1930)

Movie
Composer
Two Worlds

Two Worlds (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Two Worlds

The Two Worlds (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari

The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari (1930)

Movie
Composer
A Tango for You

A Tango for You (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Temporary Widow

The Temporary Widow (1930)

Movie
Composer
Two Hearts in Waltz Time

Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Millionaire Uncle

The Millionaire Uncle (1913)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1880-08-25

Deathday
1975-06-27 (94 years old)

Birth Name
Robert Elisabeth Stolz

Birth Place
Graz, Austria

Citizenships
Austria

Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ring of Honour of the Austrian state Styria, Goldene Stimmgabel, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, honorary citizen of Vienna


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