Willi Forst

Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one of the most significant makers of the Viennese period musical melodramas and comedies of the 1930s known as Wiener Filme. From the mid-1930s he also recorded many records, largely of sentimental Viennese songs, for the Odeon Records label owned by Carl Lindström AG.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1903 (Vienna), Died August 11, 1980 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	BDR8910	10-in.	8/13/1930	Ich liebe, du liebst, er liebt	Willi Forst ; Lewis Ruth Band	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Gramophone	BDR8911	10-in.	8/13/1930	Mein Herz hängt an dir	Willi Forst ; Lewis Ruth Band	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Odeon	£Be9544	10-in.	1931	Warum lächelst du Mona Lisa?	Willi Forst ; Peter Kreuder ; Odeon-Künstler-Orchester	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Odeon	Be9545	10-in.	1931	Du dummer kleiner Korporal	Willi Forst ; Peter Kreuder ; Odeon-Künstler-Orchester	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Forst, Willi," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/359583.

Forst, Willi. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/359583.

"Forst, Willi." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.