Walter Baumgartner
Walter Baumgartner (16 November 1904 – 3 October 1997) was a Swiss film composer. He scored over ninety films, working in his later years with the producer-director Erwin C. His nephew was the cinematographer Peter Baumgartner. He was married to the Swiss actress Helen Vita from 1956 until his death.
Walter Baumgartner
- Name
- Walter Baumgartner
- Born
- 16 November 1904
- Birthplace
- Sevelen, Switzerland
- Died
- 3 October 1997
- Place of death
- Zollikerberg, Switzerland
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Fields
- jazz
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Walter Baumgartner (16 November 1904 – 3 October 1997) was a Swiss film composer. He scored over ninety films, working in his later years with the producer-director Erwin C. His nephew was the cinematographer Peter Baumgartner. He was married to the Swiss actress Helen Vita from 1956 until his death.
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Walter Baumgartner (1904–1997) was a composer, conductor and music educator, among other activities, of Swiss nationality. The composer was born in Sevelen and died in Zollikerberg. The work spans jazz.
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• Name — Walter Baumgartner • Born — 16 November 1904 • Birthplace — Sevelen, Switzerland • Died — 3 October 1997 • Place of death — Zollikerberg, Switzerland • Occupation — Composer • Years Active — 1947–1990 (film)
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Selected filmography
• Palace Hotel (1952) • The Venus of Tivoli (1953) • The Nylon Noose (1963) • The Strangler of the Tower (1966) • Bed Hostesses (1973) • Frauengefängnis (1975) • Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977) • Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (1977) • Women in Cellblock 9 (1977) • Sechs Schwedinnen im Pensionat (1979) • High Test Girls (1980)
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Walter Baumgartner died on 3 October 1997.
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- Cowie, Peter. World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 1977.
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