Rudolph Bernauer was born on January 20, 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer and director, known for Ausflug ins Leben (1931), The Lucky Top Hat (1932) and Her Majesty, Love (1931). He was married to Emmy Erb and Henry Remilly. He died on November 27, 1953 in London, England, UK.
He also composed some well-known songs like "Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher" and "Und Meyer sieht mich freundlich an".
As a librettist he wrote text for the operettas "Der tapfere Soldat" (1908), "Der liebe Augustin" (1912), "Wie einst im Mai" (1913), "Die wunderliche Geschcihte des Kapellmeisters Kreisler" (1922) and "Kreslers Eckfenster" (1923).
Bernauer was Jewish Hungarian but he converted to Roman Catholicism in the mid-1930s along with Bernelle. His wife, Bernelle's mother Emmy, was a German Protestant.
With the rise of the National Socialists Rudolf Bernauer had to emigrate from Germany and he went to London. His citizenship was subdued.