Born: 5 February Warsaw, Poland....
Bronisław Kaper.
Kaper, Bronislau
Composer. Nationality: Polish. Born: Warsaw, 5 February 1902; given name also spelled Bronislaw. Education: Attended Warsaw Conservatory. Career: Composer and pianist in Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna, London, and Paris; 1930—scored first of several German films; 1933—left Germany with rise of Nazis, and went via France to the U.S.A.; 1935—worked in Hollywood, often with lyricist Gus Cahn; 1940—began long-term contract with MGM.
Award: Academy Award for Lili, 1953. Died: 25 April 1983.
Films as Composer:
- 1930
Der Korvettenkapitän (Walther-Fein) (co); Alraune (Oswald)
- 1931
Die grosse Attraktion (Reichmann)
- 1932
Melodie der Liebe (Jacoby); Es wird schon wieder besser (Gerron); Ein toller Einfall (Gerron); Hochzeitsreise zu Dritt (Schmidt)
- 1933
Ein Lied für Dich (May); Heut' kommt's drauf an (Gerron); Madame wünscht keine Kinder (Steinhoff)
- 1934
On a volé un homme (Ophüls) (co)
- 1935
Escapade (Leonard) (co); Th