- Born
- Died
- Anton Profes was born on March 26, 1896 in Leitmeritz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Litomerice, Czech Republic]. He was a composer and producer, known for Sissi (1955), Maresi (1948) and Der schweigende Mund (1951). He died on August 22, 1976 in Salzburg, Austria.
- He was able to continue his career as a filmcomposer successfully after the war and he wrote the music for productions like "Gustav Adolfs Page" (1960) and "Forever My Love" (1962).
- The filmcomposer Anton Profes finished an education as a musicologist in Prague, afterwards he got engagements as a bandmaster, first in Karlsbad, later in other cities like Hamburg and Berlin among others.
- He gave up his activity as a bandmaster in 1921 and he became a freelance composer of well-known hit songs which made him well-known to a huge audience. Some of his hits were "Kauf Dir einen bunten Luftballon" and of course "Am Sonntag will mein Süsser mit mir segeln geh'n".
- For most moviegoers especially his compositions for the Sissi movies with Romy Schneider may be remembered today.
- Because of his success the film business became aware of him too and Anton Profes wrote many film compositions from 1930.
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