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

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]