Herbert Trantow
Herbert Trantow (1903–1993) was a German composer of film scores, active during the postwar era. Before 1950 he worked for DEFA in East Germany, but then worked exclusively in the West. He was the father of the actress Cordula Trantow.
Herbert Trantow
- Name
- Herbert Trantow
- Born
- 19 September 1903
- Birthplace
- Dresden, Saxony, German Empire
- Died
- 8 January 1993 (aged 89)
- Place of death
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Germany · German Democratic Republic
- Languages
- German
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Herbert Trantow apparaît dans les notices d'autorité de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek comme compositeur, chef d'orchestre et musicien (19 septembre 1903 – 8 janvier 1993).
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Herbert Trantow naquit le 19 septembre 1903 à Dresde et mourut le 8 janvier 1993 à Berlin.
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• Name — Herbert Trantow • Born — 19 September 1903 • Birthplace — Dresden, Saxony, German Empire • Died — 8 January 1993 (aged 89) • Place of death — Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany • Occupation — Composer • Years Active — 1944–1968 (film)
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Selected filmography
• Wozzeck (1947) • Girls Behind Bars (1949) • Five Suspects (1950) • A Rare Lover (1950) • The Staircase (1950) • The Sinful Border (1951) • Shadow over the Islands (1952) • Towers of Silence (1952) • Big City Secret (1952) • A Thousand Red Roses Bloom (1952) • All Clues Lead to Berlin (1952) • Come Back (1953) • Annaluise and Anton (1953) • On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954) • Love Without Illusions (1955) • I Was an Ugly Girl (1955) • Sacred Lie (1955) • The Story of Anastasia (1956) • The Night of the Storm (1957) • Heaven, Love and Twine (1960) • Until Money Departs You (1960) • Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964)
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