About
Composed numerous songs for musicals. He was best known for The Threepenny Opera, which was written with Bertolt Brecht.
Before Fame
He attended the Berlin University of the Arts.
Trivia
He was honored with a Tony Award for Best Composer for the Broadway musical Street Scene in 1947.
Family Life
He was born to Albert and Emma Weill, two highly religious Jewish parents.
Associated With
He was married to Lotte Lenya.
