Jean Gilbert
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Jean Gilbert (born Hamburg, 11 February 1879 - died Buenos Aires, 20 December 1942) was an German operetta composer and conductor. His real name was Max Winterfeld. He adopted the name of Jean Gilbert for the production of his first operetta in 1901.
He composed more than 50 operettas before and after the First World War, working mainly in Berlin. His most successful work was Die keusche Susanne (1910). He emigrated to Argentina in 1933. His son Robert Gilbert (1899-1978) was also a composer.
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