| Bruno Walter AKA Bruno Walter Schlesinger Born: 15-Sep-1876
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 17-Feb-1962
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, St. Abbondio Church Cemetery, Montagnola, Switzerland
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Conductor Nationality: Germany
Executive summary: Conductor, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1929-33 Wife: Ilsa Wirthscaft (m. 2-May-1901, d. 1945, two daughters)
Daughter: Lotte Lindt
Daughter: Marguerite (d. 21-Aug-1939 murder/suicide by husband)
University: Stern Conservatory
New York Philharmonic Music Advisor (1947-49)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Music Director (1929-33)
Deutsche Oper Berlin Music Director (1925-29)
Bavarian State Orchestra Music Director (1913-22)
Vienna Royal Opera
Berlin State Opera
Breslau Opera
Hamburg Opera Asst. Conductor (1894-96)
Naturalized Austrian Citizen 1911
Naturalized US Citizen 1946
Converted to Catholicism (from Judaism)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6902 Hollywood Blvd. (recording)
Jewish Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Carnegie Hall (28-Feb-1947) · Himself
Author of books:
Theme and Variations: An Autobiography (1946, memoir)
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