Oskar Schnirch was born on September 19, 1902 in Bautsch, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Budisov nad Budisovkou, Czech Republic]. He was a cinematographer, known for Hochzeit mit Erika (1950), Ehe in Dosen (1939) and Siebenmal in der Woche (1957). He died on April 5, 1995 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.