Jurmann, Walter, 1903-1971

Jurmann was born in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 12, 1903; began working with lyricist, Fritz Rotter in Semmering; moved to Berlin (1927) and worked as a pianist at the Eden hotel; that same year he and Rotter had their first collaborative effort with Was weisst denn Du, wie ich verliebt bin; started his prolific collaboration with Polish composer, Bronislaw Kaper (1931) sometimes using the pseudonyms, Bob Hander or Henders, Erich Walter Schmidt, and Caspar Paolo; Jurmann and Kaper became involved with the German film industry and went to Paris (1933) to write for a number of French films and revues; published mostly with the Parisian firm, Édition Coda sometimes under the pseudonym Pierre Candell; went to Hollywood at the request of Louis B. Mayer and produced songs for motion pictures such as, A night at the opera, Mutiny on the bounty, Escapade, and San Francisco; dissolved his collaboration with Kaper (1938); as of the early 1940s he was a freelance composer and eventually retired from professional song-composing; in addition to his other work, Jurmann composed the stage works, Parade de France and Windy city; he served as chairman of the American Revue Theater which produced the Duke Ellington show (1941); in the last years of his life he wrote songs for his second wife and for the cities of San Antonio, Houston, and Los Angeles; died in Budapest, Hungary, June 17, 1971.

From the description of Collection, 1910-1988. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40161028

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