Kurt Edelhagen was born on June 5, 1920 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Kurt Ludwig Edelhagen. He is known for his work on So ein Millionär hat's schwer (1958), Du bist Musik (1956) and Liebe, Jazz und Übermut (1957). He was married to Helga Folkenborn. He died on February 8, 1982 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.