Carol Davidson Baird pisze: Yes, he was my great uncle and there are wonderful memorials for him in Chorzow today, including naming a street after him. He was born there, but lived in Opole until he left home to make a life in Berlin cabarets before he was beaten in an alley by some Nazis. He escaped to Paris and then to Hollywood, California in 1936. He went on to win to 'Oscar' awards for composing music in the film industry for 'A Place In The Sun' and 'Sunset Boulevard.'