Walter Baumgartner
Walter Baumgartner | |
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Born | 16 November 1904 |
Died | 3 October 1997 (aged 92) |
Occupation | Composer |
Years active | 1947–1990 (film) |
Walter Baumgartner (1904–1997) was a Swiss film composer.[1] He scored over ninety films, working in his later years with the producer-director Erwin C. Dietrich. His nephew was the cinematographer Peter Baumgartner. He was married to the German actress Helen Vita from 1956 until his death.
Selected filmography[]
- Palace Hotel (1952)
- 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)
References[]
- ^ Cowie & Elley p.513
Bibliography[]
- Peter Cowie & Derek Elley. World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from the canton of St. Gallen
- Swiss film score composers
- Swiss musicians
- Swiss composer stubs