Franz Grothe, German composer, pianist and arranger

Sep. 17, 1978 - 17th of Sept. 1978:70th Birthday of Franz Grothe: To read every wish from his eyes.. is the priority task of the wife of the well known composer, pianist and arranger Franz Grothe. In some days, at Sept. the 17th 1978 Franz Grothe can celebrate his 70th birthday. Born in Berlin and linked with music from his father -house he very early laid the foundation for his later career: He was just five years old when he learned to play violin - and ten years when he started to compose. To his first success Richard Tauber had helped him: The well known singer sang the tango of Franz Grothe Roses and Ladies and with it he added to the most successful German composers of show business. He wrote music for more than 170 films, for example: Love me, Ladies are better diplomatists'. Dance with the Emperor and so on. Under the interpreters of his melodies are such well known names as Maika Rokk, Johannes Heesters, Lilian Harvey, Jan Kepura, Kirsten Heibert (the first wife of Franz Grothe) and Martha Eggert. Franz Grothe got in 1966 the Paul-Lincke-Ring, was 1970 awarded with the Federal Cross of Merit and in 1975 he got the Golden Filmband of the Berlin Festival

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Added Arranger Compose Composers Diplomatists Eggert Example Grothe Heesters Helped Interpreters Johannes Kirsten Laid Learned Lilian Linked Maika Melodies Merit Names Priority Rokk Sang Tango Task Tauber Wish Wrote

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