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Willi Kollo(1904-1988)

  • Composer
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Willi Kollo was born on 28 April 1904 in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a composer and writer, known for Solang' noch Unter'n Linden (1958), My Friend Barbara (1937) and Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943). He died on 4 February 1988 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 28, 1904
DiedFebruary 4, 1988(83)
BornApril 28, 1904
DiedFebruary 4, 1988(83)
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Known for

Solang' noch Unter'n Linden (1958)
Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
6.4
  • Composer
  • 1958
My Friend Barbara (1937)
My Friend Barbara
5.6
  • Composer(as Willy Kollo)
  • 1937
Karl Anton, Otto Graf, Dorit Kreysler, Hans Leibelt, Leny Marenbach, Elisabeth Markus, Karl Schönböck, and Wilfried Seyferth in Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943)
Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l
5.9
  • Writer(as Willy Kollo)
  • 1943
Ruth Eweler, Edith Oß, and Charlotte Thiele in Wir tanzen um die Welt (1939)
Wir tanzen um die Welt
6.2
  • Composer(as Willy Kollo)
  • 1939

Credits

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Composer

  • Wie einst im Mai
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Die Frau ohne Kuß
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1971
  • The Phone Rings Every Night (1962)
    The Phone Rings Every Night
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1962
  • Wie einst im Mai
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1961
  • Chariklia Baxevanos, Claus Biederstaedt, Ivan Desny, Christine Görner, Winnie Markus, and Rudolf Prack in Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt (1959)
    Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt
    4.7
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1959
  • Solang' noch Unter'n Linden (1958)
    Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Das Wunder des Films
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Hoheit lassen bitten (1954)
    Hoheit lassen bitten
    5.1
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1954
  • Carl-Heinz Schroth and Sonja Ziemann in Die Freunde meiner Frau (1949)
    Die Freunde meiner Frau
    7.1
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1949
  • Claus Hofer, Werner Klingler, Willy Maertens, Harry Meyen, Edith Schneider, Peter Schütte, and Hans Möller in Arche Nora (1948)
    Arche Nora
    7.7
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1948
  • Zwei in einer großen Stadt (1942)
    Zwei in einer großen Stadt
    5.3
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1942
  • Krach im Vorderhaus (1941)
    Krach im Vorderhaus
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • Ruth Eweler, Edith Oß, and Charlotte Thiele in Wir tanzen um die Welt (1939)
    Wir tanzen um die Welt
    6.2
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1939
  • My Friend Barbara (1937)
    My Friend Barbara
    5.6
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1937
  • Maiden vs. Monk (1934)
    Maiden vs. Monk
    • Composer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1934

Writer

  • Wie einst im Mai
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1994
  • Die Frau ohne Kuß
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1971
  • Wie einst im Mai
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • scenario
    • 1961
  • Solang' noch Unter'n Linden (1958)
    Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
    6.4
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Karl Anton, Otto Graf, Dorit Kreysler, Hans Leibelt, Leny Marenbach, Elisabeth Markus, Karl Schönböck, and Wilfried Seyferth in Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943)
    Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l
    5.9
    • story (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1943
  • Ruth Eweler, Edith Oß, and Charlotte Thiele in Wir tanzen um die Welt (1939)
    Wir tanzen um die Welt
    6.2
    • writer (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1939
  • My Friend Barbara (1937)
    My Friend Barbara
    5.6
    • screenplay (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1937

Music Department

  • Lieber reich - aber glücklich
    TV Movie
    • lyricist
    • 1973
  • Zwei in einer großen Stadt (1942)
    Zwei in einer großen Stadt
    5.3
    • lyricist (as Willy Kollo)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Edgar Allan
  • Born
    • April 28, 1904
    • Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]
  • Died
    • February 4, 1988
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    At the beginning of his career it was not music but Willi Kollo's literally talent which was spotted first and got much praise in the press.

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