Georg Kreisler

Georg Kreisler
Georg Kreisler, October 2009
Born(1922-07-18)18 July 1922
Vienna, Austria
Died22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 89)
Salzburg, Austria
Occupation(s)pianist, composer, singer-songwriter, writer
Years active1944–2011,
retired as singer 2001
Spouses
  • Philine Hollaender (1941–1946)
  • Mary Greenwood (1950–1957)
  • Topsy Küppers (1960–1978)
  • Barbara Peters (1985–2011, his death)

Georg Kreisler (18 July 1922 – 22 November 2011) was an Austrian–American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. From 2007 he lived in Salzburg, Austria, with his fourth wife, Barbara Peters. He died there on 22 November 2011 "after a severe infection," according to his wife Barbara.

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