Paul Leo [SEP] father
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Family.
Paul Leo was the youngest son of the Classical Philologist Friedrich Leo (1851-1914) and Cécile Leo née Hensel (1858-1928). Both parents came from families who were assimilated German Jews, having converted to Lutheranism in the early 19th century. After the death of their father, the family lived in reduced circumstances that were made worse by the Depression of the 1920s.
Paul Leo had one sister: Erika Brecht (1887-1949), and one brother, the writer (
; d. 1955 New York City), had three sons:
1. Frederick Emil Ahlert, Jr. (b. 16 Feb 1926 New York City; d. 8 Sep 2005 San Francisco) was one of the last independent music publishers. He worked for the Leo Feist Agency until he started Fred Ahlert Music Group after the death of his father in 1953. In addition to his father's catalog, among the songwriters Fred Jr. represented were Ted Koehler, Irving Kahal, Walter Donaldson, Mort Dixon, Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie