Herbert Ruff was born on September 16, 1918 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for
Le Gutenberg (1976),
Y'a pas de problème (1975) and
Le pirate Maboule (1968). He died on May 19, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.