question: What nationality is the composer of film The Merry Monahans?
context: Title: The Merry Monahans
  Passage: The Merry Monahans is a 1944, American, black-and-white film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Jack Oakie. The story is of a vaudeville family trying to make money through hard times. The film features the great song and dance duet with O'Connor and Ryan, "I Hate To Lose You". Film composer Hans J. Salter was nominated for an Academy Award for his score.
  Title: Hans J. Salter
  Passage: Hans J. Salter (January 14, 1896 in Lviv – July 23, 1994 in Studio City, Cal.) was an Austrian-American film composer.
answer: Austrian
citations: The Merry Monahans Hans J. Salter