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- Birth nameNicolaus Josef Michael Dostal
- Nico Dostal was an Austrian composer of operettas and film music. He did 16 operettas and more than 20 film scores. In 1943 he composed the music of the film "Das Lied der Wüste" ("The Desert Song", "La Chanson du désert") (1939) (songs for Zarah Leander "Fatme, erzähl' mie ein Märchen", "Sagt dir eine schöne Frau veilleicht" and "Ein paar Tränen werd' ich weinen um dich"), and later "Schwarz auf weiß" ("Black on White", "Blanc et noir") (1943) (songs for Elfriede Datzig and Hans Holt "Da schau, ein Rauchfangkehrer", with lyrics by Fritz Koselka). Nico Dostal was married to opera singer Lillie Claus and died in Salzburg in 1981.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rudi Polt / rudipolt@aol.com
- SpouseLillie Claus(1942 - October 27, 1981) (his death, 1 child)
- He worked in music publishing and as a freelance arranger for Oscar Straus, Franz Lehár and Robert Stolz, among others.
- After World War I he worked as a theater bandmaster in different cities before he came to Berlin in 1924 where he came in touch with the light music.
- He was the nephew of composer Hermann Dostal.
- He first was busy as an arranger for well-known composers like Franz Lehar and Robert Stolz, finally he wrote first own compositions for movies.
- Whilst working as a Kapellmeister and composer, Dostal wrote the music for the film Kaiserwalzer (Emperor's Waltzes) and enjoyed great success with his first operetta Clivia. This was followed by Die Vielgeliebte (1934) (The Much-Loved), Die Ungarische Hochzeit (1939) (The Hungarian Wedding), and numerous pieces of film music.
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