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Hanns Eisler
Deceased

How Did Hanns Eisler Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 64
Also known asHans EislerGenderMaleNationalityWeimar RepublicBorn06/07/1898Born inLeipzig, GermanyDied06/09/1962 (aged 64)Died inEast BerlinCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ78704 ↗Buried atDorotheenstadt CemeteryTMDb#11632 ↗

Hanns Eisler was an Austrian and German composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin is named after him.

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Filmography1 title

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003Chaplin Today: Monsieur VerdouxMovieSelf (archive footage)105