Freddy Quinn

Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. As Hans Albers had done two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends. Quinn's Irish family name comes from his Irish-born salesman father, Johann Quinn. His mother, Edith Henriette Nidl, was an Austrian journalist. He is often associated with the Schlager scene.

27 September 1931

Born on the same birth day (27 September): Al MacNeil • Albert Ellis • Carrie Brownstein • Cyril Scott • Daniel Pudil • Davide Capello • Eurosia Fabris • Gabriel Loubier • Luc Castaignos • Marcia Neugebauer • Massimo Bertocchi • Ousmane Barry • Richard Court • Sam Ervin • Stephen Báthory • Steve Simpson (rugby league) • William Conrad

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