Background
In 1941, he married Philine Hollaender, daughter of Friedrich Hollaender and Blandine Ebinger.
In 1941, he married Philine Hollaender, daughter of Friedrich Hollaender and Blandine Ebinger.
Kreisler went to high school in Vienna, where he studied music theory, and learned to play violin and piano.
He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1943, he became an American citizen. He 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 1955, he returned to Europe, first to Vienna, then Munich in 1958, Berlin in 1976, Salzburg in 1988, Basel in 1992, and back to Salzburg in 2007. He died at the age of 89 in 2011.