Frederic Morton was born on October 5, 1924 in Vienna, Austria as Fritz Mandelbaum. He was an actor and writer, known for Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown (1987), Trilogy (1969) and Kristallnacht Remembered (2008). He was married to Millicent (Marcia) Colman. He died on April 20, 2015 in Vienna.