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Tom Jacobs was born on 31 March 1903 in Monroe, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Danny Thomas Show (1953), The Joey Bishop Show (1961) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960). He died on 3 March 1976 in Lucerne, California, USA.

Johannes Mario Simmel was born on 7 April 1924 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Hotel Adlon (1955), Stefanie (1958) and Verlorene Melodie (1952). He was married to Lulu Gräfin von Treuberg, Helena Poszvek and Christa Simmel. He died on 1 January 2009 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marc Rich was born on 18 December 1934 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was married to Gisela Rossi and Denise Rich. He died on 26 June 2013 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Ludwig von Wohl was born on 24 January 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts (1928), Between Two Worlds (1936) and Crime Over London (1936). He was married to Ruth Magdalene Lorch and Alexandra Betzold. He died on 16 June 1961 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Thomas Hösli was born on 17 December 1965 in Lucerne, Switzerland. He died on 23 August 2007 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Hans Erni was born on 21 February 1909 in Lucerne, Switzerland. He was married to Doris Kessler and Gertrud Bohnert. He died on 21 March 2015 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Joseph Szigeti was born on 5 September 1892 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Canteen (1944), The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) and The Tonight Show (1953). He was married to Wanda Ostrowska. He died on 19 February 1973 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

In his childhood he was trained on the piano. As a 16-year-old student, he played piano in the Black Clan school orchestra. Later he learned to play the trumpet. In 1940/41 he was trained in harmony and composition at the Bern Conservatory by Albert Moeschlinger. After graduating from high school, he became second trumpeter in Fred Böhler's formation. Afterwards, military service briefly interrupted his music career. He then started in Jeo Grandjean's orchestra. From 1943 he played again in Fred Böhler's newly founded big band. The following year he played music as first trumpet in saxophonist Eddie Brunner's band "Original Teddies", which was previously led by Teddy Stauffer.

In the same year he formed his own professional jazz band. Shortly afterwards, due to an increase in members, it became a nine-piece orchestra with singer Kitty Ramon. In 1947 he expanded the formation to a 12-man big band and then to 16 members. A year later, Osterwald founded the later legendary Hazy Osterwald sextet, which debuted at the "International Jazz Festival" in Paris, where renowned jazz artists such as Charlie Parker also performed. The initial band members included Ernst Höllerhagen (clarinet), Sunny Lang (bass), Gil Cuppini (drums), Pierre Cavalli (guitar), Francis Burger (piano). Osterwald's sextet quickly achieved international success - also through their humorous stage show. The musicians performed in major European cities, such as Stockholm and Lisbon. From 1954 onwards the film was attractive.

The Hazy Osterwald sextet appeared, among other things, in the film "A Little Big Journey" (1954). The big musical breakthrough in the entertainment genre came in 1959 with the hit "Criminal Tango". The following year, Hazy Osterwald was no longer able to quite match the previous year's success with the so-called Konjunktur Cha Cha, the second big hit "Go with the Konjunktur", which deals with the economic miracle, as well as with the title "Panoptikum" ( 1960). In 1961 the feature film "The Hazy Osterwald Story" was made with Gustav Knuth, Eddie Arent and Peer Schmidt, which showed the band's success story. At the beginning of the 1960s, television audiences were able to see the band leader in his own show. Until 1979, Hazy Osterwald went on tour with his sextet. During this time he renamed his band "Hazy Osterwald Jetset".

After a break, the musician began playing jazz again in 1984 under the new band name "Hazy Osterwald and the Entertainers". Hazy Osterwald played the classic jazz percussion instrument vibraphone. In 1984 he was awarded the Prix Walo. In 1985 Osterwald married the actress Eleonore Mathilde Schmid. The couple settled in Lucerne. In 1999 he published his biography "Criminal Tango". In 2009 he was awarded the Swiss Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award for his life's work.

Rafael Kubelík was born on 29 June 1914 in Býchory, near Kolín, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Jiný vzduch (1939), Palermo or Wolfsburg (1980) and Ternos Caçadores (1969). He was married to Elsie Morison and Ludmila Bertlová. He died on 11 August 1996 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Walter Linsenmaier was born on 18 August 1917 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was married to Franziska Hartmann. He died on 31 October 2000 in Ebikon, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Rudi Fischer was born on 19 April 1912 in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany. He died on 30 December 1976 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Judith Stamm was born on 25 February 1934 in Zürich, Switzerland. She died on 20 July 2022 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Ambros Eichenberger was born on 13 January 1929 in Switzerland. He is known for Die Stimme des Volkes (1977) and Sternstunden (1994). He died on 24 October 2006 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Otto Ineichen was born on 8 June 1941 in Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland. He died on 6 June 2012 in Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Anna Murdock was born on 10 November 1890 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Impostor (1918), My Wife (1918) and The Richest Girl (1918). She was married to Leone Colleoni (hotelier), Hallam Keep Williams and Harry Carson Powers (broker). She died on 22 April 1939 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Karin Romig was born in 1947 in near Wolfenbüttel, Germany. She was an actress, known for Anwalt Abel (1988) and Muttertreu (1982). She died on 2 December 2006 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Emil Mamelok was born on 12 September 1882 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Leather Stocking: The Last of the Mohicans (1920), Leather Stocking: The Deerslayer and Chingachgook (1920) and Taschendiebe (1921). He died in May 1954 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Ernst Marti was born on 24 February 1945 in Switzerland. He died on 7 October 2022 in Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland.