Paul Dessau was born on December 19, 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for
Adventures of Casanova (1948),
The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946) and
The Novel of Werther (1938). He was married to
Ruth Berghaus,
Antje Ruge,
Elisabeth Hauptmann and Gudrun Kabisch. He died on June 28, 1979 in Königs Wusterhausen, German Democratic Republic.