Wilhelm Backhaus was born on March 26, 1884 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany. He is known for his work on They All Laughed (1981), Wiener Festwochen 1962 - Erstes Sonderkonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1962) and The Salzburg Festival: A Brief History (2006). He was married to Alma Herzberg. He died on July 5, 1969 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria.