Background
Allers, Franz was born on August 6, 1905 in Czechoslovakia. Arrived in the United States, 1938. Son of Carl and Paula (Kellner) Allers.
Allers, Franz was born on August 6, 1905 in Czechoslovakia. Arrived in the United States, 1938. Son of Carl and Paula (Kellner) Allers.
Student, Praha Conservatory, Prague, 1920. Student, Berlin Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, 1923—1926.
Allers worked closely with the team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, as the conductor for most of their musicals. Allers was married to German actress/playwright Janne Furch-Allers (née Ertel). According to The New York Times obituary, "Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times wrote that Allers, along with the conductor Maurice Abravanel, "completely revised the standards of Broadway pit work," demanding the highest quality from both the orchestra players and the singers.".
Married Carolyn Shaffer, 1941 (divorced 1961). 1 child Carol Frances. Married Janne Furch, 1963.