Profes, Anton 03/26/1896 - 08/22/1976

Wikipedia:
Anton Profes (* March 26, 1896 in Leitmeritz, Bohemia; † August 22, 1976 in Salzburg) was an Austrian pop and film composer.
He studied musicology in Prague. From 1916, he was a bandmaster in Karlsbad, Dortmund, Elberfeld, Königsberg, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Berlin. He worked independently as a composer of pop songs from 1921. His successful titles include ''Am Sonntag will mein Süßer mit mir segeln geh'n'', ''Kauf Dir einen bunten Luftballon'' and ''Was macht der Maier am Himalaya''.
From 1930, he was also a composer for a total of over 100 sound films. He is probably best known for his yearning entrance music for the ''Sissi trilogy'' (The Life of Empress Elisabeth from Austria) (1955-1957, directed by Ernst Marischka), which was sometimes described as "sweetish".
In 1962, he opened the Weingartl restaurant in Salzburg. In 1973 he was honored with the "Old City Seal" of the city of Salzburg. In 1976, he was awarded the title of Professor by the Austrian Federal President Rudolf Kirchschläger. He was buried in an honorary grave at ''Hernalser Friedhof'' (Cemetery).

Note: Translated from the German version of Wikipedia into English.