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Friedrich Hollaender

German composer, born 18 October 1896 in London, England, UK, died 18 January 1976 in Munich, Germany, son of [a=Victor Hollaender]; father of [a1056144]. After studying in Berlin, he composed music for productions by [a=Max Reinhardt] and became involved in cabaret and wrote music for the film, Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) directed by [a=Josef von Sternberg] featuring [a=Marlene Dietrich] and [a=Emil Jannings]. He left Nazi Germany and emigrated to the United States of America where he wrote the music for over a hundred films, including Destry Rides Again, A Foreign Affair, and Sabrina. Many of his songs were made famous by Marlene Dietrich. He can be seen as the piano accompanist in A Foreign Affair. He received four Academy Award nominations for composition.