Oscar Straus was born on March 6, 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and writer, known for One Hour with You (1932), Married in Hollywood (1929) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931). He was married to Clara Singer and Nelly Irmen. He died on January 11, 1954 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.
Viennese conductor and composer of operettas, cabaret songs and occasional film music. Straus deliberately changed his surname (from "Strauss") to avoid association with the famous musical dynasty of that name. He was not related.