Kurt Weill



First NameKurt
Last NameWeill
Age50 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 2, 1900
BirthplaceDessau, Germany
Date of DeathApril 3, 1950
Location of DeathNew York City, New York
Cause of DeathHeart attack
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBald
Star SignPisces
ReligionJewish
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryComposer
Claim to FameLady in the Dark
Music GenreStage & Screen
Music StyleStage & Screen, Vocal, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Pop/Rock, Classical, Modern Composition, Avant-Garde, Opera
Music MoodTheatrical, Ironic, Eerie, Autumnal, Acerbic, Playful, Bittersweet
InstrumentComposer
  • Kurt Weill
  • Kurt Weill
  • Kurt Weill
  • Kurt Weill
  • Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was most well known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his most well known work The Threepenny Opera, a Marxist critique of capitalism, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill was a socialist who held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote a number of works for the concert hall, as well as several Judaism themed pieces.


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Filmography

Selected Kurt Weill film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

2010
Kniven
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2001
Give Me the Rose and the Glove
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1980
Black Champagne
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1979
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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1977
Happy End
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1976
Pikkuporvarin seitsemän kuolemansyntiä
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1972
Happy End oder Wie ein kleines Heilsarmeemädchen Chicagos größte Verbrecher in die Arme der Gesellschaft zurückführte
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1972
Die Dreigroschenoper
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1944
Salute to France
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1938
You and Me
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Music Department Credits

2004
Die Dreigroschenoper
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2003
Ben Webster
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1998
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
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1998
Hundert Jahre Brecht
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1994
The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs
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1994
Street Scene
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1994
A Ópera dos Três Vinténs
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1993
The Seven Deadly Sins
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1993
Mahagonnyn kaupungin nousu ja tuho
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1990
Happy End
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1989
Mack the Knife
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1986
Reise durch die Nacht
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1984
Down in the Valley
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1980
Mahagonny
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1979
Song by Song
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1976
Live from Lincoln Center
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1972
Great Performances
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1968
Georgia Brown Sings Kurt Weill
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1962
Three Penny Opera
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1958
Monitor
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1956
Pacific 13
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1955
One Touch of Venus
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1954
Lady in the Dark
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1950
NBC Television Opera Theatre
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1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
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1948
One Touch of Venus
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1931
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
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1931
L'opéra de quat'sous
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
No me la puc treure del cap
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2009
A Prophet
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2009
Tales of the Black Freighter
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2008
A Trip to Swadades
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2008
That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
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2007
The Savages
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2007
Memòries de la tele
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2006
Volando voy
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2006
Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
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2004
Beyond the Sea
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2004
Une vie à t'attendre
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2004
Shark Tale
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2004
Dancing with the Stars
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2003
My House in Umbria
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2003
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show
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2003
Bragging Rites: The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
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2003
Ben Webster
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2002
Sinatra: The Classic Duets
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2001
One Night with Robbie Williams
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2001
Guileless Guile
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2001
IV premios Max de las artes escénicas
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2000
Lucky Numbers
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2000
What Women Want
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1999
At First Sight
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1999
Segunda piel
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1999
Swing
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1999
The Thomas Crown Affair
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1999
Roswell
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1997
The Butcher Boy
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1995
Lo + plus
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1994
Quiz Show
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1994
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
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1993
Kika
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1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
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1992
Love Potion No. 9
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1992
Querida Concha
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1992
Pierre qui brûle
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1991
Shadows and Fog
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1991
The Doors
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1990
Alice
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1990
Texasville
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1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
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1988
Another Woman
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1988
Johnny Be Good
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1987
Radio Days
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1987
The Big Town
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1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
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1987
Wish Me Luck
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1986
Designing Women
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1985
One Magic Christmas
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1985
Moonlighting
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1983
American Masters
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1982
Fame
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1979
Martine
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1977
The 31st Annual Tony Awards
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1972
Great Performances
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1971
Columbo
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1968
Star!
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1967
Bobby Darin in London
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1965
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour
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1965
Clara
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1964
Judy Garland in Concert
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1962
Three Penny Opera
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
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1960
Pepe
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1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
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1957
The Edsel Show
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1954
Lady in the Dark
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1953
Season's Greetings
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1950
September Affair
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1950
The Jack Benny Program
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1948
One Touch of Venus
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1948
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
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1948
Toast of the Town
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1948
The Swift Show
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1947
I'll Close My Eyes
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1945
Where Do We Go from Here?
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1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
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1944
Lady in the Dark
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1938
You and Me
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1931
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
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