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Fritz Löhner-Beda (24 June 1883 – 4 December 1942), born Bedřich Löwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Once nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today. He was murdered in Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp.
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Fritz Löhner-Beda (24 June 1883 – 4 December 1942), born Bedřich Löwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Once nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today. He was murdered in Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp.
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Life Löhner-Beda was born Bedřich Löwy in Wildenschwert, Bohemia (present-day Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic) in 1883. In 1888, his family moved to Vienna, and in 1896 changed their surname to the less Jewish surname Löhner. Having passed his Matura exams, he began the study of law at the University of Vienna, where he became a member of the Jewish Kadimah student association. After he had obtained his doctorate, he worked as a lawyer from 1908 onwards. A dedicated football player, he was among the founders of the Hakoah Vienna sports club in 1909. In 1910, Löhner-Beda decided upon a career as an author. He wrote numerous light satires, sketches, poems, and lyrics but also contributed to several newspapers, often under the pen name "Beda", a shortened version of his Czech first name, Bedřich (Frederick). In 1913, he met Franz Lehár, for whom he wrote the libretto of the 1916 operetta Der Sterngucker (The Stargazer). Two years later, in 1918, Löhner-Beda was called up for military service in World War I, which he left as an officer and a convinced antimilitarist. In the 1920s, Löhner-Beda became one of the most sought-after librettists and lyricists in Vienna. Together with Lehár as…
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Notable songs Among the most famous songs for which he wrote the lyrics are: "In der Bar zum Krokodil" ("In the crocodile bar"), music by Willy Engel-Berger "Du schwarzer Zigeuner" ("You black gypsy"), tango, an adaptation of "Cikánka" by Karel Vacek "Drunt' in der Lobau" ("Down there in the Lobau"), music by Heinrich Strecker "Ausgerechnet Bananen" ("Of all things bananas"), an adaptation of "Yes! We Have No Bananas" "Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren" ("I lost my heart in Heidelberg"), music by Fred Raymond "Oh, Donna Clara", Tango by Jerzy Petersburski "Wo sind deine Haare, August?" ("Where is your hair, August?"), foxtrot by Richard Fall "Was machst du mit dem Knie, lieber Hans?" ("What are you doing with the knee, dear Hans?"), pasodoble by Richard Fall "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" ("Yours is my heart alone") from The Land of Smiles "Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert" ("Friends, life is worth living") from Giuditta "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß" ("My lips, they kiss so hotly") from Giuditta
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Filmography The Land of Smiles, directed by Max Reichmann (Germany, 1930, based on the operetta of the same name) Victoria and Her Hussar, directed by Richard Oswald (Germany, 1931, based on the operetta of the same name) Frederica, directed by Fritz Friedmann-Frederich (Germany, 1932, based on the operetta of the same name) The Flower of Hawaii, directed by Richard Oswald (Germany, 1933, based on the operetta of the same name) Ball im Savoy, directed by Steve Sekely (Austria, 1935, based on the operetta of the same name) The Student's Romance, directed by Otto Kanturek (UK, 1935, based on the musical I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg) Dschainah, das Mädchen aus dem Tanzhaus, directed by Vilmos Gyimes (Austria, 1935, based on the operetta of the same name) Ball at Savoy, directed by Victor Hanbury (UK, 1936, based on the operetta of the same name) I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg, directed by Ernst Neubach (West Germany, 1952, with the lyrics of the musical of the same name) The Land of Smiles, directed by Hans Deppe and Erik Ode (West Germany, 1952, based on the operetta of the same name) The Flower of Hawaii, directed by Géza von Cziffra (West Germany, 1953,…
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Screenwriter Let the Little Ones Come to Me, directed by Max Neufeld (Austria, 1920) Freut euch des Lebens, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1920) Anita, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1920) Großstadtgift, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1920) Der Leiermann, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1920) Eva, The Sin, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1920) Eine Million Dollar, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1921) Light of His Life, directed by Max Neufeld (Austria, 1921) Olga Frohgemut, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Austria, 1922) Six Girls and a Room for the Night, directed by Hans Behrendt (Germany, 1928) Fra Diavolo, directed by Mario Bonnard (1931, German adaptation of a French-Italian screenplay) Er und sein Diener, directed by Steve Sekely (1931, German adaptation of a Hungarian screenplay)