"German composer" . "Walter Kollo (28 January 1878 \u2013 30 September 1940) was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs. He was also a conductor and a music publisher.Kollo was born in Neidenburg, East Prussia. His best known work, the operetta Wie einst im Mai (1913), was the basis of a 1917 Sigmund Romberg operetta in America entitled Maytime."@en . . "Kollo, Walter"@en . . "1940-09-30Z"^^ . "1878-01-28Z"^^ . "1940Z"^^ . "1878Z"^^ .