Willy Schmidt-Gentner was born on 6 April 1894 in Neustadt am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Der Meister der Welt (1927), Woman in the Moon (1929) and Die Pompadour (1935). He was married to Steffie Vida and Katharina Gentner. He died on 12 February 1964 in Vienna, Austria.