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John J. Strauss is an American producer and writer of film and television. He has written a variety of films across numerous genres - animation, drama, comedy and more. He is best known for writing There's Something About Mary (1998), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and The Santa Clause 2 (2002).
Strauss was born into a Catholic family in St Ulrich near Vienna (now a part of Neubau), Austria, on 25 October 1825, to the composer Johann Strauss I and his first wife, Maria Anna Streim.
- Johann Strauss I (1804-1849) The foundations of the Strauss musical dynasty began with Johann Strauss I, born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna. Orphaned by the age of 12, the young Johann was apprenticed to a bookbinder while taking lessons in the violin and viola.
- Joseph Lanner (1801-1843) Johann Strauss I eventually managed to secure a place in a local orchestra leading to his joining the popular Lanner Quartet formed by his would-be rival Joseph Lanner.
- Reforming the waltz. Joseph Lanner was one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even high society could enjoy.
- Going solo. Lanner placed Johann Strauss I in command of a second smaller orchestra which he formed as a result of the success of the parent orchestra.
Jul 24, 2018 · Strauss discouraged his children from pursuing musical careers, but after his vigorous touring schedule and a romantic affiar put an end to his marriage, his ex wife Maria Anna sought to support the musical development of their eldest son, Johann II.
Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Austrian composer Johann Strauss surpassed his father, Johann Strauss the Elder's popularity and productivity, becoming known as the "Waltz King." Johann Strauss's...
Johann Strauss the Younger, the most famous and enduringly successful of nineteenth-century light-music composers, was born in Vienna on 25 October 1825. His father, Johann Strauss the Elder, was by that time well on his way of becoming Europe's uncrowned king of dance music.
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May 30, 2023 · Johann Strauss II was a 19th-century Austrian composer most famous for his waltzes - especially The Blue Danube - and two operettas: Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron).