Paul Dessau

German composer born in Hamburg 1894, best known for collaborations with Bertolt Brecht such as Mother Courage. Banned by the Nazis he fled to Paris and eventually Hollywood. He returned to the DDR in 1948 and became very successful, composing a new National Antherm for the country and winning the National Award three times. Wrote many pieces for children which were preformed frequently in schools. He died in 1979 and is buried next to Brecht and Eisler in Berlin.