Lotar Olias was born on December 23, 1913 in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a composer and writer, known for Freddy und der Millionär (1961), Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963) and The Thief of Bagdad (1952). He died on October 21, 1990 in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Germany.