Wilhelm Backhaus was born on March 26, 1884 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany. He is known for
They All Laughed (1981),
Birds of Paradise (2021) and
Wiener Festwochen 1962 - Erstes Sonderkonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1962). He was married to Alma Herzberg. He died on July 5, 1969 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria.