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- Birth nameWilli Kollodziezski
- Willi Kollo was born on April 28, 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 February 4, 1988 in Berlin, Germany.
- 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.
- His engagements as a film composer remained from 1939 seldom in the next years but he was busy in this area till at the beginning of the 70s.
- At the age of 17 he already wrote the lyrics for the operetta "Der Fürst von Pappenheim" composed by Hugo Hirsch including the song "Eine Frau wie ich, ist 'ne Sache für sich".
- His work was honoured when the great actor Hans Albers died in 1960. His song "Ich habe eine kleine Philosophie" - which was also sung by Hans Albers then - was played at Albers's funeral.
- Willi Kollo was born as the son of the well-known composer Walter Kollo under the name Willi Kollodzieyski. His father was not very enthusiastic at the beginning of his son's career, this changed from 1923. In that year he began a teamwork with his father but Willi Kollo was only able to work as a lyricist and not as a composer and the teamwork ended again five years later.
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