Kurt Feltz was born on April 14, 1910 in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a writer and composer, known for The Reader (2008), Das himmelblaue Abendkleid (1941) and Bonjour Kathrin (1956). He was previously married to Cornelia Hoff. He died on August 2, 1982 in Pollença, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.