Kurt Feltz (14 April 1910 in

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...

, Germany – 3 August 1982 in

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, Spain) was a highly prolific German poet and song

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

Selected filmography

*''...und die Musik spielt dazu'' (1943, based on ''Season in Salzburg'') *''Lascia cantare il cuore'' (Italy, 1943, based on ''Season in Salzburg'') *'' Saison in Salzburg'' (1952, based on ''Season in Salzburg'') *''Die Perle von Tokay'' (1954, based on ''Die Perle von Tokay'') *'' Bonjour Kathrin'' (1956, based on ''Die glücklichste Frau der Welt'') * ''

Peter Shoots Down the Bird ''Peter Shoots Down the Bird'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar and Maria Sebaldt. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1959) *'' Saison in Salzburg'' (1961, based on ''Season in Salzburg'')

Screenwriter

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Falstaff in Vienna ''Falstaff in Vienna'' () is a 1940 German musical comedy film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen, Gusti Wolf and Paul Hörbiger.Fawkes p. 110 It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Otto N ...

'' (1940)

External links

GEMA
— Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Association for Musical Recording and Mechanical Reproduction Rights) – the German equivalent of the U.S.

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

* 1910 births 1982 deaths People from Krefeld Musicians from the Rhine Province German male songwriters 20th-century German musicians {{Germany-musician-stub