Walter Kollo

Walter Kollo (28 January 1878 – 30 September 1940) was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs.

In 1910, with Willy Bredschneider he composed his first great success, Große Rosinen, produced on New Year's Eve 191,1.

Somewhat prolifically, he continued composing musical comedies, farces and operettas, with including Wie einst im Mai (1913; with the songs Es war in Schöneberg im Monat Mai and Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher), Der Juxbaron (1916), Drei alte Schachteln (1917) and Die Frau ohne Kuß (1924).

Kollo emerged as a composer of revues and sound films in 1915, was one of the founders of the performer's rights organization GEMA, and had his own music publishing company.

With Jean Gilbert and Paul Lincke, Kollo was a founder of the Berliner Operette.

Memorial plaque for Walter Kollo at his grave in the Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin in Berlin