Ferdinand Leopoldi, real name Ferdinand Israel Kohn (20 August 1886
â€" 20 December 1944) was an Austrian pianist, hit composer and
cabaret manager.Born in Vienna, Leopoldi was the eldest son of the
musician Leopold Kohn (the official change of surname to Leopoldi took
place in 1911). He taught him and his brother Hermann how to play the
piano. He also tried to get engagements for the two; already at the
age of six Ferdinand appeared as a pianist. Like his brother, he spent
the First World War with the k.u.k. Infanterieregiment „Hoch- und
Deutschmeister“ Nr. 4 [de]. Afterwards, both often had common
appearances in the Ronacher [de] and other amusement pubs and bars. In
this time Leopoldis first hits came into being. In 1918 he was one of
the co-founders of the International Artist Organization.As solo
pianist in Viennese cafés/bars he was advertised as Ferdinand
Leopoldi, his brother Hermann as Leopoldi.In 1922, together with the
lecturer Fritz Wiesenthal (died 31 December 1936 in a sanatorium
located in Mauer, Vienna at age 53/56), Hermann und Ferdinand Leopoldi
opened the cabaret "Leopoldi-Wiesenthal", short "L.W.", in the
Rothgasse 5 in the first district of Vienna. The restaurant soon
became known far beyond the regional borders. In addition to
Leopoldi-Wiesenthal, more or less regularly appeared Charlotte
Waldow,[better source needed] Franzi Ressel, Armin Berg [de], Hans
Moser, Szöke Szakall, Max Hansen, Fritz Grünbaum, Karl Valentin or
Raoul Aslan and Otto Tressler. In 1925, however, they had to close the
restaurant for financial reasons, none of the managers had ever learnt
how to do business. They then made guest appearances in Berlin and
Switzerland and undertook tours. Ferdinand Leopoldi Top Movies & Young Movies