- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRudolf Josef Frantisek Benatzky
- Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar. His popular-song compositions include "White Horse Inn", "I Cannot Live Without Your Love", and "Always In My Heart".
- IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!
- SpousesMelanie Hoffmann(April 17, 1930 - October 16, 1957) (his death)Josma Selim(November 15, 1914 - August 25, 1929) (her death)Fédi Férard(October 4, 1909 - 1914) (divorced)
- Recipient of the Austria Cross for Arts and Sciences and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
- In 1940 he emigrated to the USA definitely where he lived till 1948.
- He began to compose first own songs, among others for the cabaret "Hölle", and continued to work for different cabarets in the next years and he wrote numerous songs with frivolous and funny contents.
- In 1938 he went to the USA but returned to Switzerland briefly afterwards.
- To his last cinematical works belong "Damals" (1943), Min syster och jag" (1950), "Verklungenes Wien" (1951), "Der König mit dem Regenschirm" (1954) and "Meine Schwester und ich" (1954). Normally these were filmings of his former operettas.
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