Hans May was born on July 11, 1886 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Der Bettler vom Kölner Dom (1927), Never Let Me Go (1953) and The Lisbon Story (1946). He died on January 1, 1959 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France.