Paul Dessau was born on December 19, 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for Adventures of Casanova (1948), Tarass Boulba (1936) and Never Trust a Woman (1930). He was previously married to Ruth Berghaus, Antje Ruge, Elisabeth Hauptmann and Gudrun Kabisch. He died on June 28, 1979 in Königs Wusterhausen, German Democratic Republic.