Walter Jurmann was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scores and soundtracks. Born in Vienna, Jurmann received a classical education, taking his Matura exams in 1921. For some time he studied medicine but in 1924, after working as a lounge pianist in a posh hotel in the Semmering area of Lower Austria, abandoned his studies altogether in order to pursue a career in music.

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  • Walter Jurmann was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scores and soundtracks. Born in Vienna, Jurmann received a classical education, taking his Matura exams in 1921. For some time he studied medicine but in 1924, after working as a lounge pianist in a posh hotel in the Semmering area of Lower Austria, abandoned his studies altogether in order to pursue a career in music. He moved to Berlin and soon became successful with tunes such as "Du bist nicht die Erste". Probably his most famous 1920s song is "Veronika, der Lenz ist da", popularized by the all-male a cappella ensemble, the Comedian Harmonists. With the arrival of sound movies Jurmann also began writing film music, starting with Ihre Majestät, die Liebe (Her Majesty, Love). Jurman's melodies were so charming and easy to remember that a contemporary paper reported that cinemagoers were humming the new tunes already on the morning following the release of a new film. In 1933, after the Nazis had come to power, Jurmann left Berlin for Paris, France, where he continued writing songs, occasionally incorporating elements of the French chanson. In 1934 he met Louis B. Mayer, who offered him a seven-year contract with MGM. Subsequently, Jurmann and his partner, Polish-born composer Bronisław Kaper (1902 - 1983), went to Hollywood. Jurmann's successful films include Mutiny on the Bounty ("Love Song of Tahiti"), the 1936 movie San Francisco (title song), the 1937 Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races ("All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"), and Presenting Lily Mars starring Judy Garland. In the early 1940s Jurmann, who had settled down in Los Angeles, withdrew from the film business although he continued writing Ohrwürmer up to his death. In 1953 he married Yvonne Jellinek, a Hungarian fashion designer whom he had met at a party in the U.S. In 1971, during a trip to Europe, he died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Budapest, his wife's home town. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
  • Walter Jurmann war ein österreichischer Komponist von Schlagern und Filmmusik.
  • Walter Jurmann var en østerriksk-født komponist av populær- og filmmusikk. Walter jurmann studerte først medisin, men hadde en sterk musikkinteresse. Han avbrøt studiene og begynte som yrkesmusiker, først som barpianist. Hans talent gjorde inntrykk på tekstforfatteren Fritz Rotter som tilbød et samarbeid i Berlin. Allerede deres første slager, som ble framført av Richard Tauber ble en stor suksess. Jurmann ble spådd en lysende framtid av Richard Strauss og Emmerich Kálmán. Jurmanns sanger ble etter hvert sunget av blant annet Jan Kiepura, Jussi Björling, Hans Albers, Willy Fritsch, Theo Mackeben og Comedian Harmonists. Den mest kjente sangen hans fra 1920-årene er trolig «Veronika, der Lenz ist da». På grunn av stort arbeidspress begynte Jurmann et samarbeide med den polske komponisten Bronislav Kaper som arrangerte melodiene hans. Etter at nazistene kom til makten i 1933 emigrerte Walter Jurmann til Paris. I 1934 fikk han tilbud om en stilling i Hollywood. Der skrev han musikk til flere filmer, fortsatt i samarbeid med Bronislav Kaper. Noen av Walter Jurmanns mest kjente arbeider fra Hollywood er musikken til filmen «Mytteriet på Bounty» og sangen «San Francisco» fra filmen av samme navn som Judy Garland senere pleide å avslutte sine konserter med. I 1943 trakk Jurmann seg tilbake fra yrkeslivet. Sommeren 1971 døde Walter Jurmann uventet av hjerteinfarkt på en feriereise i Europa.
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  • Walter Jurmann was an Austrian-born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who, after emigrating to the United States, specialized in film scores and soundtracks. Born in Vienna, Jurmann received a classical education, taking his Matura exams in 1921. For some time he studied medicine but in 1924, after working as a lounge pianist in a posh hotel in the Semmering area of Lower Austria, abandoned his studies altogether in order to pursue a career in music.
  • Walter Jurmann war ein österreichischer Komponist von Schlagern und Filmmusik.
  • Walter Jurmann var en østerriksk-født komponist av populær- og filmmusikk. Walter jurmann studerte først medisin, men hadde en sterk musikkinteresse. Han avbrøt studiene og begynte som yrkesmusiker, først som barpianist. Hans talent gjorde inntrykk på tekstforfatteren Fritz Rotter som tilbød et samarbeid i Berlin. Allerede deres første slager, som ble framført av Richard Tauber ble en stor suksess. Jurmann ble spådd en lysende framtid av Richard Strauss og Emmerich Kálmán.
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  • Walter Jurmann
  • Walter Jurmann
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