Harry Waldau
Deceased Person
1876 – 1943
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Who was Harry Waldau?
Harry Waldau, born in Liegnitz, Germany, died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
He was a Jewish pianist, composer and lyricist and part of the 1920s cabaret scene in Berlin, writing songs like Savannah Tango, Mensch komm mal rüber, Warum kiekste mir denn immer uff die Beene and Die Tausend-Kronen-Note for singer Claire Waldoff. Konrad Tom wrote Polish words for Waldau's Madame Loulou and Adam Aston performed it.
Waldau also composed the music for the 1930 film Tattoo on the Rhine.
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