Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

male, deceased (1899)
waltz king, Catholic, Viennese composer, roman, waltz, thebluedanube…buried at the Zentralfriedhof
Johann Strauss II was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes, such as The Blue Danube. Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and...
Adolf Schulz-Evler

Adolf Schulz-Evler

male, deceased (1905)
composer, polish, andrei, strauss, blue danube waltz, thebluedanube
Andrey (or Andrei, or Andrej) Schulz-Evler (December 12, 1852 - May 15, 1905) was born in Radom, Poland. He is best known for his transcription of...
Brigitte Helm

Brigitte Helm

female, deceased (1996)
switzerland, emigrant, Silent film, film actor, Alraune, The Love of Jeanne Ney…thebluedanube
Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm was a German actress, most famous for her role as Maria in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, "Metropolis". After...
Kosaku Yamada

Kosaku Yamada

male, deceased (1965)
Mosolov, Yoshikazu Mera, finlandia, Siegfried Idyll, lieder, sibelius…thebluedanube
9 June 1886 - 29 December 1965) was a Japanese composer and conductor. In many western reference books his name is given as Kósçak Yamada, a fa...
J. Elmer Spyglass

J. Elmer Spyglass

male, deceased (1957)
life magazine, strauss, Frankfurt am Main, spiritual, baptist church, thebluedanube
James Elmer Spyglass was a United States consul in Germany. He was born in Springfield, Ohio. In 1897 he became a founding member of St. John's...