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Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl, 27 September 1931, Niederfladnitz, Austria) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers 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.
At the end of World War II, as part of a refugee group, Freddy encountered American troops in Bohemia. Due to his fluent English, the 14-year-old succeeded in pretending to be of American nationality. He was subsequently sent to the US in May 1945 with a military transport. On Ellis Island, he learned that his father had already died in 1943 in a car accident. The boy was immediately sent back to Europe and, before returning to his mother in Vienna, was stranded for a whole year in Antwerp in a children's home, where he learned to speak French and Dutch.
However, having left the landlocked country of Austria in favor of adventurous journeys through Southern Europe and Northern Africa, he eventually headed for Germany. He was "discovered" in St. Pauli, Hamburg, and was offered his first recording contract in 1954. He represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland with the atypical song, "So geht das jede Nacht", about an unfaithful girlfriend who dates lots of men and he finished in third place. Most of his other songs are about Hamburg, the endless sea and the solitary life in faraway lands. His first hit record was "Heimweh" ("Homesickness", a.k.a. "Brennend heißer Wüstensand", "Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n" and "Schön war die Zeit", (1956), a German version of Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Other hits, often with him simply billed as Freddy, followed: "Die Gitarre und das Meer" (1959), "Unter fremden Sternen" (1959), "Irgendwann gibt's ein Wiedersehn" (1960), "La Paloma" (1961), "Junge, komm bald wieder" (1963). His 1964 offering "Vergangen, vergessen, vorueber" was another million selling release.
His popularity waned in the 1970s, but Quinn continued performing. "Junge, komm bald wieder" was sung by Alpay on 7 Dilde Alpay ("In Seven Languages Alpay" in Turkish) album, which was released in 1973.
Starting in the late 1950s, Quinn also acted in several movies, again frequently cast as the seafaring loner. Titles include Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea (1959), Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959), Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962), and Homesick for St. Pauli (1963). Subsequently, Quinn also performed on the stage in such diverse roles as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, the king in The King and I, and Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley's Aunt.
Quinn was also an accomplished circus performer who stunned television audiences as a tightrope walker, performing live and without a safety net. On another occasion, which was also televised, he rode a lion inside a circus cage while the lion was balancing atop a moving surface.
Quinn lives in Hamburg, Germany.
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Freddy Quinn
Birth name Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl
Nationality Austria
Birth 27 september 1931 (93 years) at Vienna (Austria)
Awards Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Nationality Austria
Birth 27 september 1931 (93 years) at Vienna (Austria)
Awards Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl, 27 September 1931, Niederfladnitz, Austria) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers 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.
Biography
Quinn was born in Lower Austria and grew up in Vienna. As a child he lived in Morgantown, West Virginia (USA) with his father, but moved back to live with his mother in Vienna. Through his mother's second marriage to Rudolf Anatol Freiherr von Petz, Quinn adopted the name Nidl-Petz.At the end of World War II, as part of a refugee group, Freddy encountered American troops in Bohemia. Due to his fluent English, the 14-year-old succeeded in pretending to be of American nationality. He was subsequently sent to the US in May 1945 with a military transport. On Ellis Island, he learned that his father had already died in 1943 in a car accident. The boy was immediately sent back to Europe and, before returning to his mother in Vienna, was stranded for a whole year in Antwerp in a children's home, where he learned to speak French and Dutch.
However, having left the landlocked country of Austria in favor of adventurous journeys through Southern Europe and Northern Africa, he eventually headed for Germany. He was "discovered" in St. Pauli, Hamburg, and was offered his first recording contract in 1954. He represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland with the atypical song, "So geht das jede Nacht", about an unfaithful girlfriend who dates lots of men and he finished in third place. Most of his other songs are about Hamburg, the endless sea and the solitary life in faraway lands. His first hit record was "Heimweh" ("Homesickness", a.k.a. "Brennend heißer Wüstensand", "Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n" and "Schön war die Zeit", (1956), a German version of Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Other hits, often with him simply billed as Freddy, followed: "Die Gitarre und das Meer" (1959), "Unter fremden Sternen" (1959), "Irgendwann gibt's ein Wiedersehn" (1960), "La Paloma" (1961), "Junge, komm bald wieder" (1963). His 1964 offering "Vergangen, vergessen, vorueber" was another million selling release.
His popularity waned in the 1970s, but Quinn continued performing. "Junge, komm bald wieder" was sung by Alpay on 7 Dilde Alpay ("In Seven Languages Alpay" in Turkish) album, which was released in 1973.
Starting in the late 1950s, Quinn also acted in several movies, again frequently cast as the seafaring loner. Titles include Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea (1959), Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959), Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962), and Homesick for St. Pauli (1963). Subsequently, Quinn also performed on the stage in such diverse roles as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, the king in The King and I, and Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley's Aunt.
Quinn was also an accomplished circus performer who stunned television audiences as a tightrope walker, performing live and without a safety net. On another occasion, which was also televised, he rode a lion inside a circus cage while the lion was balancing atop a moving surface.
Quinn lives in Hamburg, Germany.
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The Roaring Fifties (1983)
, 2h6Directed by Peter Zadek
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Boy Gobert, Peter Kern, Christine Kaufmann, Sunnyi Melles, Beatrice Richter, Eva Mattes
Roles General Mark Clark
Rating54%
La Seconde Guerre mondiale est finie. Jakob Formann, ancien prisonnier de guerre, rentre chez lui. À Linz, il trouve du travail comme interprète pour l'armée américaine. Il se procure 40 000 œufs auprès des Américains et fonde un élevage de poulets. La ferme qu'il acquiert a appartenu à Heinrich Himmler. Le miracle économique de Jakob Formann commence. Il devient un homme d'affaires de la jeune République fédérale. Il acquiert des sociétés de construction et d'édition. Formann mène une vie de luxe. Mais le premier choc pétrolier de 1973 met fin à l'ascension du petit-bourgeois. Formann vend sa firme à un consortium de banques. Mais il n'est pas malheureux. Il prend sa retraite en compagnie de sa compagne Julia.
The Sheriff Was a Lady (1963)
, 1h41Directed by Sobey Martin
Genres Musical, Western
Themes Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Rik Battaglia, Beba Loncar, Carlo Croccolo, Mamie Van Doren
Roles Black Bill/John Burns/Freddy
Directed by Werner Jacobs
Genres Drama, Adventure, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Jacqueline Sassard, Albert Lieven, Elma Karlowa, Ralf Wolter, Heinrich Gretler
Roles Freddy
Rating53%
Homesick for St. Paul (1963)
Directed by Werner Jacobs
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Ullrich Haupt, Erna Sellmer, Beppo Brem, Bill Ramsey, Jayne Mansfield
Roles Jimmy Jones
Rating62%
Only the Wind (1961)
, 1h27Directed by Fritz Umgelter
Origin German
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Gustav Knuth, Cordula Trantow, Heinz Weiss, Maureen Toal
Roles Mike O’Brien
Rating53%
Sur une île au large des côtes irlandaises, les pêcheurs attendent le retour de Tim O'Connor, le fils du pêcheur Sean. Il est allé à Dublin il y a quelque temps pour acheter un bateau de pêche. Les habitants de l'île lui avaient donné de l'argent pour un acompte. Quand Tim écrit de Dublin qu’il a trouvé un homme qui l’aidera à acheter le bateau, Sean soupçonne qu’il s’appelle Mike O'Brien. Ce dernier a quitté l'île il y a plusieurs années et vit à Dublin. Il est considéré comme irresponsable et Sean craint qu'il arnaque Tim.
Freddy and the Millionaire (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Paul May
Genres Comedy
Themes Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Heinz Erhardt, Grit Boettcher, Grethe Weiser, Hubert von Meyerinck, Peter Vogel
Roles Fritz Meyer
Rating55%
, 1h33Genres Musical, Crime
Themes Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Heidi Brühl, Peter Carsten, Kai Fischer, Hans Nielsen, Grethe Weiser
Roles Freddy
Rating64%
, 1h32Genres Adventure
Themes Musical films
Actors Freddy Quinn, Sabine Sesselmann, Peter Carsten, Camilla Spira, Harry Meyen, Ralf Wolter
Roles Freddy Ullmann
Rating58%
Canaris (1954)
, 1h32Directed by Alfred Weidenmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors O. E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting, Adrian Hoven, Martin Held, Wolfgang Preiss, Peter Mosbacher
Roles Sänger
Rating64%
L'amiral Canaris dirige à Berlin l'Abwehr depuis 1937. Comme tout homme puissant, il a des rivaux comme Reinhard Heydrich, le directeur du Reichssicherheitshauptamt. Canaris est tourmenté par d'autres problèmes : il se rend compte de plus en plus de l'inhumanité de la dictature d'Adolf Hitler et commence à douter. Il prend contact avec la Résistance et son chef, le comte Claus von Stauffenberg. Après le complot du 20 juillet 1944, Canaris est écarté de ses fonctions. Peu avant la fin de la guerre, la participation de Canaris est découverte, il est alors exécuté.
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Lola (1981)
, 1h53Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Karin Baal, Ivan Desny, Hark Bohm
Roles Music
Rating73%
In 1957–1958 in Coburg, in post-World War II West Germany, Schuckert (Mario Adorf) is a local construction entrepreneur whose methods of gaining wealth include shady business practices such as bribing the local officials. His latest scheme is endangered with the arrival of von Bohm (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a high-minded building commissioner.