Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-American German-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Since 2007 he has lived in Salzburg with his fourth wife, Barbara Peters.
Kreisler went to high school in Vienna, where he learned music theory, and learned to play violin and piano. In 1938, he was forced to flee with his parents due to increasing Nazi rest...
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Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-American German-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Since 2007 he has lived in Salzburg with his fourth wife, Barbara Peters.
Kreisler went to high school in Vienna, where he learned music theory, and learned to play violin and piano. In 1938, he was forced to flee with his parents due to increasing Nazi restrictions on Jews. In 1943, he became an American citizen and enlisted in the Army, and was stationed in Europe. He wrote songs for soldiers in Britain and France with the help of Marcel Prawy. After the war, he went to Hollywood and worked on movies with Charlie Chaplin. He performed at nightclubs and bars to make ends meet. In 1947, he was rejected by the record companies because his songs were "Un-American", especially songs with titles such as "Please Shoot Your Husband". In 1955, he returned to Europe, starting in Vienna, then Munich in...
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