Georg Kreisler
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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 [de]. He died there on 22 November 2011 "after a severe infection," according to his wife Barbara.[1]
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Born | (1922-07-18)18 July 1922 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 89) Salzburg, Austria |
Occupation(s) | pianist, composer, singer-songwriter, writer |
Years active | 1944–2011, retired as singer 2001 |
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