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Bert Reisfeld

voc, 1906-1991 US, Vienna
Singer / Musician / Composer of Children's Music
A.k.a. Berthold Reisfeld

Bert Reisfeld (born 12 December 1906, Vienna, Austria-Hungary - died 11 June 1991, Badenweiler, Germany) was at first an architect, then later he became known as an author, composer and singer, initially in Berlin, where he was an early contributor to the upcoming 'music for films' field since 1930. Being Jewish, he moved to Paris, where he founded the Meridian publishing house with Rolf Marbot, he later had to flee to the USA where he worked as an arranger for, among others, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller as a film composer and journalist. In 1951, he became president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. He also was awarded the 'Filmband in Gold' for his merits in German film production.