Norbert Schultze

Composer

1911 – 2002

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Who was Norbert Schultze?

Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze was a prolific German composer of film music. He is best remembered for having written the melody of the World War II classic "Lili Marleen", originally a poem from the 1915 book Die kleine Hafenorgel by Hans Leip.

Other works were the operas Schwarzer Peter and Das kalte Herz, the musical Käpt'n Bye-Bye, from which comes the evergreen "Nimm' mich mit, Kapitän, auf die Reise", as well as numerous films, such as Die Mädels vom Immenhof.

Pseudonyms used by Schultze include Frank Norbert, Peter Kornfeld, and Henri Iversen.

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Born
Jan 26, 1911
Braunschweig
Also known as
  • Schultze, Norbert
  • Norman Schultze
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Nationality
  • Germany
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Lived in
  • Braunschweig
Died
Oct 14, 2002
Bad Tölz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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