Teddy Stauffer

Ernest "Ted" Stauffer (1909–1991), was a nightclub owner, restaurateur, and former bandleader, he was married to actress Hedy Lamarr 1951–1952.

Annual trips to St. Moritz and Arosa, and also a guest appearance in London, were responsible for the international fame of the Teddies band. Until 1939, he appeared with his Original Teddies-Band especially in Berlin and Hamburg. With his jazzy swing music, however, Stauffer increasingly got in trouble with the Reichsmusikkammer.[2]

Stauffer, Teddy, Forever is a Hell of a Long Time: An Autobiography (1976) ISBN 0-8092-8089-2