Composer, arranger, band leader, pianist, organist, born in Berlin, died in Baiersbronn/Black Forest. He studied sacred music at the “Akademie für Kirchen und Schulmusik” in Berlin, worked as organist and choir-master. He was well-known because he was the musical director of many popular broadcasts “Die Rückblende” (1954-75). “Wer fragt gewinnt” (1965-72), “Spaß muss sein” (1959-86), “Allein gegen alle” (1963-77) etc (RIAS Berlin) and television shows (ZDF) as “Dalli Dalli” (1971-86) with the famous quizmaster Hans Rosenthal (1925-87). And he was librettist, too, especially for the German versions of animated cartoons by Walt Disney – for example he wrote the German words to the film “The Jungle Book”. In the early eighties he moved to Bairersbronn. (Rainer Stelle)