My grandpa was a German
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M.S. London
During the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s 25th anniversary in office, it came out. Pop singer Olivia Newton-John (28) confessed to the “Music JOKER”: “I have German blood in my veins. My grandfather was the famous Nobel Prize winner Professor Max Born. My mother is also German. I even speak a little of your language.”
Olivia revealed the long-kept secret after a concert given for the Queen in a large circus tent next to the royal palace in Windsor Park. Olivia, Elton John, and Leo Sayer were the stars of the evening. “I am, of course, very proud of “My wonderful grandpa Max,” beamed the pretty singer.
She only knows him from pictures, though: He looks so wonderfully gentle. I was very sad when I heard of his death.”
The German physicist was one of the world’s greats. He was one of the most important theorists in international atomic science. He authored more than 300 papers and wrote over 20 books, which were translated into many languages. In 1954, he received the Nobel Prize. In 1970, Born died at the age of 87 in the Göttingen University Hospital.
Science seems to run in Olivia’s family. Her father is a German professor in Australia. The singer laughs: “But I’m not very good at school and learning. My final report card was disastrous.”
“I haven’t shown it to anyone except my parents.”
Well, the blonde has other things going for her: Her record sales are sensational, her concerts are always sold out, and her fans come from almost every country in the world.
The singer, who grew up in Australia, has been living in California for three years. Forty kilometers from Hollywood, she shares a white villa directly by the sea with her boyfriend and manager Lee Kramer.
Olivia doesn’t care for the star hype. She rides horses, plays tennis passionately (and is good), and sometimes roars around in her yellow VW convertible: “The main thing is that Lee is with me. That’s all I need to be happy.”
Her greatest wish: to give concerts in Germany.