Born July 16, 1911· Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany [now Kamienny Jaz, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
† Died July 15, 1969
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Originating from an aristocratic family in Pomerania, he studied music in Berlin before a wanderlust led him to Paris, London, North Africa and Cuba, after which he settled in New York, working as a pianist and cabaret songwriter. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943, served as a commissioned Army officer, and, as one of the Ritchie Boys, supervised post-war film control in Germany.
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