Leo Leux
Leo Leux (7 March 1893 – 8 September 1951) was a German composer of film scores. He began working on films during the Weimar Republic, following the introduction of sound films. During the Nazi era, Leux worked largely on entertainment films such as Truxa (1937) as well more ideogically-oriented films such as Venus on Trial (1941).
Leo Leux
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- Name
- Leo Leux
- Born
- 7 March 1893
- Birthplace
- Munich, Bavaria German Empire
- Died
- 8 September 1951 7 March 1893
- Place of death
- West Berlin West Germany
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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He continued to work in cinema following World War II, right up to his death in 1951.
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• Name — Leo Leux • Born — 7 March 1893 • Birthplace — Munich, Bavaria German Empire • Died — 8 September 1951 7 March 1893 • Place of death — West Berlin West Germany • Other Names — Gottlieb Leuchs • Occupation — Composer • Years Active — 1930 - 1951 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Susanne Cleans Up (1930) • A Woman Branded (1931) • Durand Versus Durand (1931) • My Heart Longs for Love (1931) • The Love Hotel (1933) • Little Dorrit (1934) • The Double (1934) • The Switched Bride (1934) • At Blonde Kathrein's Place (1934) • The Young Count (1935) • His Late Excellency (1935) • Knockout (1935) • A Doctor of Conviction (1936) • Maria the Maid (1936) • The Unsuspecting Angel (1936) • The Bashful Casanova (1936) • Truxa (1937) • The Ways of Love Are Strange (1937) • My Son the Minister (1937) • The Beaver Coat (1937) • Star of the Circus (1938) • Adventure in Love (1938) • Two Women (1938) • The Golden Mask (1939) • Robert and Bertram (1939) • My Daughter Doesn't Do That (1940) • Venus on Trial (1941) • My Friend Josephine (1942) • The Little Residence (1942) • To Be God One Time (1942) • Don't Talk to Me About Love (1943) • The Dark Day (1943) • Love Letters (1944) • Ghost in the Castle (1947) • In the Temple of Venus (1948) • Torreani (1951)
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- 1.Leux, Leo. In: Theodor Kellenter: Die Gottbegnadeten – Hitlers Liste unersetzbarer Künstler. Arndt, Kiel 2020, ISBN 978-3-88741-290-6, S. 453 f.
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