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Oscar Straus(1870-1954)

  • Composer
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Oscar Straus was born on 6 March 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and writer, known for Married in Hollywood (1929), The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) and The Earrings of Madame De... (1953). He was married to Clara Singer and Nelly Irmen. He died on 11 January 1954 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.
BornMarch 6, 1870
DiedJanuary 11, 1954(83)
BornMarch 6, 1870
DiedJanuary 11, 1954(83)
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J. Harold Murray and Norma Terris in Married in Hollywood (1929)
Married in Hollywood
  • Writer
  • 1929
Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1931
Charles Boyer, Vittorio De Sica, and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
The Earrings of Madame De...
7.8
  • Composer
  • 1953
Sonho de Valsa (1909)
Sonho de Valsa
2.4
  • Writer
  • 1909

Credits

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Composer

  • Der letzte Walzer
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Helmut Berger, Senta Berger, Sydne Rome, and Maria Schneider in Merry-Go-Round (1973)
    Merry-Go-Round
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Ein Walzertraum
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Risë Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier (1955)
    The Chocolate Soldier
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Charles Boyer, Vittorio De Sica, and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    The Earrings of Madame De...
    7.8
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • The Last Waltz (1953)
    The Last Waltz
    5.4
    • music composer: operetta 'Der letzte Walzer'
    • 1953
  • Einmal keine Sorgen haben (1953)
    Einmal keine Sorgen haben
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Sonho de Valsa
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Nash Airflyte Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Musical Comedy Time (1950)
    Musical Comedy Time
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • La Ronde (1950)
    La Ronde
    7.4
    • Composer (as Oscar Strauss)
    • 1950
  • Lucien Baroux in Moulin Rouge (1940)
    Moulin Rouge
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edwige Feuillère and John Lodge in From Mayerling to Sarajevo (1940)
    From Mayerling to Sarajevo
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Three Waltzes (1938)
    Three Waltzes
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Basil Rathbone, Bobby Breen, and Marion Claire in Make a Wish (1937)
    Make a Wish
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1937

Writer

  • Else-Marie and Ellen Winther Lembourn in Valsedrømme (1967)
    Valsedrømme
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Lilli Palmer in Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will (1958)
    Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will
    6.0
    • libretto: operetta of the same name
    • 1958
  • Nash Airflyte Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • La dernière valse
    • operetta
    • 1936
  • A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1934)
    A Woman Who Knows What She Wants
    5.7
    • opera libretto
    • 1934
  • J. Harold Murray and Norma Terris in Married in Hollywood (1929)
    Married in Hollywood
    • operetta Ein Walzertraum
    • 1929
  • Der letzte Walzer (1927)
    Der letzte Walzer
    • operetta
    • 1927
  • Ludwig Berger, Mady Christians, Xenia Desni, Willy Fritsch, and Theo Matejko in The Waltz Dream (1925)
    The Waltz Dream
    6.0
    • operetta Ein Walzertraum
    • 1925
  • Sonho de Valsa (1909)
    Sonho de Valsa
    2.4
    • operetta "Ein Walzertraum"
    • 1909

Music Department

  • Else-Marie and Ellen Winther Lembourn in Valsedrømme (1967)
    Valsedrømme
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 1967
  • Ein Walzertraum (1959)
    Ein Walzertraum
    TV Movie
    • stock music
    • 1959
  • Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
    The Smiling Lieutenant
    7.1
    • music by
    • 1931
  • Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    A Lady's Morals
    5.2
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Oscar Strauss
  • Born
    • March 6, 1870
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • January 11, 1954
    • Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Clara Singer1908 - January 11, 1954 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Viennese conductor and composer of operettas, cabaret songs and occasional film music. Straus deliberately changed his surname (from "Strauss") to avoid association with the famous musical dynasty of that name. He was not related.

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