klˈɪŋɡɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ʃæŋhˈaɪ, tʃˈaɪnə, wˈʌn mˈʌnθ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən, ænd hɐz lˈɪvd ɪn sˈɪdni, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
Klinger was born in Shanghai, China, one month before the December 1941 completion of the Japanese occupation, and has lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1946.