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- Died
- Birth nameCarl Emil Paul Lincke
- Paul Lincke was born on November 7, 1866 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Titanic (1997), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and Marvin's Room (1996). He was married to Anna Müller-Lincke. He died on September 4, 1946 in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpouseAnna Müller-Lincke(1893 - 1898) (divorced)
- The film business too used the music of Paul Lincke. Already in 1908 sounded his music for "Donnerwetter, tadellos" (1908).
- Paul Lincke belonged at the beginning of the 20th century to the most popular composers and he got the nickname "Father of the operetta".
- He was trained in the Wittenberg City Band under Rudolf Kleinow as a bassoonist. He also learned to play the tenor horn, the drums, the piano and the violin.
- Instead of pursuing a career as a military musician, Lincke secured employment as a bassoonist at Berlin's Central Theatre, under Adolf Ernst. After one year, he joined the orchestra of the Ostend Theatre.
- In 1941 Paul Lincke became an honorary citizen of Berlin.
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