Biography
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.
Filmography
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Movies 34
Writer 3
TV Shows 1
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Writer
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (2022)
Movie
Music
The Seven Deadly Sins / Mahagonny Song Play - Teatro Alla Scala (2021)
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Songs / Music
Kurt Weill: Street Scene (2019)
Movie
Writer
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)
Movie
Songs / Musical / Orchestrator
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
Movie
Songs / Musical
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2011)
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Songs
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
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Music
The Threepenny Opera (2000)
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Music
The Eternal Road (1999)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
Movie
Music
The Threepenny Opera (1995)
Movie
Music
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994)
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Songs / Music
Kurt Weill: Street Scene (1993)
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Music
The Seven Deadly Sins (1993)
Movie
Songs / Music
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992)
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Original Music Composer
Down in the Valley (1984)
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Composer
Blue Beach (1982)
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Music
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1979)
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Music
Låt er inte förföras (1978)
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Original Music Composer / Songs / Other
Lost in the Stars (1974)
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Songs / Music
Mahagonny (1974)
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Songs / Music
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
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Composer
Die Dreigroschenoper (1957)
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Songs / Music
One Touch of Venus (1955)
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Original Music Composer / Songs
Lady in the Dark (1954)
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Songs / Music
One Touch of Venus (1948)
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Self - Guest
The Swift Show (1948)
TV
Writer
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
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Songs
Lady in the Dark (1944)
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Composer
A Salute to France (1944)
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Composer
You and Me (1938)
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Songs / Music
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
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Songs / Music
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
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Music
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1900-03-02
Deathday1950-04-03 (50 years old)
Birth NameKurt Julian Weill
Birth PlaceDessau, Germany
ReligionJudaism
RelationshipsLotte Lenya (1937-01-01 - 1950-04-03)
CitizenshipsGermany, United States of America
ResidencesDessau · Kleinmachnow, Germany
AwardsDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, Tony Award for Best Original Score, National Medal of Science
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