Paul Marquardt was born on January 13, 1889 in Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt [now Thuringia], Germany as Paul Alfred Marquardt. He is known for his work on The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Big Wheel (1949) and A Day at the Races (1937). He died on October 30, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.