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Victor Borge His real name is borge Rosenbaum His mother started teaching victor to play the piano when he was three He was trained as a classical pianist, but his talent for http://www.charliethejugglingclown.com/victor_borge.htm
Extractions: Victor Borge by: Bruce Johnson Victor Borge passed away December 23. If he was a clown or not depends upon whether you use an exclusive or inclusive style definition of clowning. It is a matter of personal opinion. I personally think he was a masterful clown who used a naturalistic appearance. In any case, clowns could learn a lot by studying his work, which fortunately is well documented by audio and video recordings. I had the pleasure of seeing to of his live performances. At the age of 91, he was still performing. The only adjustment he had to make for age was eliminating the fall off his piano bench. He was the subject of the cover story of The Clown In Times Volume Six Issue Three. Here is some information excerpted from that article. (The original article is much too long to reproduce here.) Victor Borge (Jan. 3, 1909 - Dec. 23, 2000) Victor Borge said, "to people who take music seriously, I'm a musician. To people who don't take music seriously, I'm a comedian. To people who don't take anything seriously, I'm a clown." Whether or not you consider Victor Borge a clown, clowns can learn from him and be inspired by him. For example, one of his routines is to start playing a piece, which doesn't come out right. He takes a closer look at the sheet music, turns it over, resumes playing, and now it sounds right. Arthur Pedlar uses a similar bit in his routine. One of Victor's sons tours with him playing an inept page-turner. Albert Alter plays a similar role in the BozoArts Duo. Victor combines physical comedy, verbal humor, and amazing musical ability.
HotAIR - Working With Victor Borge victor borge died on December 23, 2000, a few days before his 92nd (or, according to some, 91st) birthday. The great pianist Leonid Hambro collaborated on http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume7/v7i1/hambro-borge-7-1.html
Extractions: Leonid Hambro Victor Borge died on December 23, 2000, a few days before his 92nd (or, according to some, 91st) birthday. The great pianist Leonid Hambro collaborated on stage with Borge for a decade , touring the world and doing a long run on Broadway. Prior to that, Hambro was principal pianist for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra , and also had a busy schedule doing radio concerts on WQXR in New York and recording albums. We asked him how the collaboration came about. Victor Borge was making recordings here in New York. After it finished, he was talking to the producer of the records, who was a friend of mine. Howard Scott was his name. And he said, "Howard, you know, I've been doing this show all by myself on stage, and I have a lot of funny ideas that I could do with another pianist, but it has to be a pianist who's absolutely first class. He has to be able to improvise. He has to have a sense of humor. And he has to have a good stage presence." So Howard said, "I know exactly the right person for you. He's terrific. But don't bother, because he's the busiest pianist in New York. There's no way he could go with you."
HotAIR - Four Cheers Five Victor Borge Born in Copenhagen to a family of musicians, borge became a fine pianist and conductor. Many years ago, victor borge created the game of inflationary language. http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume7/v7i1/lederer-borge-7-1.html
Extractions: Richard Lederer The Comedian of the Keyboard, also known as The Unmelancholy Dane, exited the earthly stage this past December 23. Victor Borge Borge left the world a triple legacy. Born in Copenhagen to a family of musicians, Borge became a fine pianist and conductor. Too, he was that rare comedian who never used foul language and never made fun of anyone. "The smile is the shortest distance between two people," he observed. Most astonishingly, he became a genius in his second language English, which he learned by spending day after day in movie theaters. Many years ago, Victor Borge created the game of inflationary language. Since prices keep going up, he reasoned, why shouldn't language go up too? In English, there are words that contain the sounds of numbers, such as "wonder" (one), "before" (four) and "decorate" (eight). If we inflate each sound by one number, we come up with a string of puns "twoder," "befive" and "decornine." Here is a story based on Borge's idea. This tale invites you to read and hear inflationary language in all its inflated wonder oops, make that "twoder" and to remember the linguistically pyrotechnic genius of The Clown Prince of Denmark.
Creative Quotations From Victor Borge (1909-2000) victor borge in quotations to inspire creative thinking from . . . victor borge. pianist, comedian. He combines music with humor to create musical satire; guest with major symphonies. Search http://www.creativequotations.com/one/1647.htm
Extractions: Humor [is] something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth. In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist but I found I had nothing to say. When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance. If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
A Tribute To Victor Borge web pages are a tribute to the Great Dane , who was not only an unequaled humorist and entertainer but also a world class pianist. victor borge was pronounced http://www.kor.dk/borge/borge.htm
Extractions: January 3rd, 1909 - December 23rd, 2000 Victor Borge invented the inflationary language - you know, the one where numbers hidden in the language (like wonderful ) become inflated ( twoderful Now you can use the Website Inflater to "inflate" almost any website or text. Any links will be edited to point to an inflated version of the target, the effect being that you browse an inflated Web. Try for instance to inflate Victor Borge's Story about Anna and Bob What else is new at the Tribute Site? On these pages you will find a biography of Victor Borge, and a picture gallery . Enjoy a page of sound clips and videos (eg. an explanation of the Phonetic Punctuation and a piano solo,"Denmark, my Native Land") and a page containing Victor Borge Links . You can also buy books, videos and music
Victor Borge Tribute - Obituary victor borge Obituary. Saturday December 23 824 PM ET. victor borge, dead at 91, combined music, comedy. (Reuters) pianist victor borge, who died in his sleep http://www.kor.dk/borge/b-obi-1.htm
Extractions: Dansk version Saturday December 23 8:24 PM ET (Reuters) - Pianist Victor Borge, who died in his sleep Saturday at his Greenwich, Connecticut home, was known as the unmelancholy Dane of international show business. He would have turned 92 on Jan. 3. "The cause of death was heart failure," his daughter, Sanna Feirstein, told Reuters. "He had just returned from a wonderfully successful trip to Copenhagen ... and it was really heartwarming to see the love he experienced in his home country," she said. Borge was one of five performers selected for the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. "He went to sleep, and they went to wake him up this morning, and he was gone," said his agent, Bernard Gurtman. "He had so much on the table, and to the day he died he was creative, and practicing piano several hours a day," Gurtman told Reuters. "He was just a great inspiration." Funeral services will be private, his daughter said. Borge made a career of falling off piano stools, missing the keys with his hands and getting tangled up in the sheet music.
Arts, People, B: Borge, Victor achievements of deserving artists. victor borge Obituary Celebrity Deathwatch victor borge, Comic pianist, 91. victor borge The Clown http://www.combose.com/Arts/People/B/Borge,_Victor/
Extractions: Related links of interest: Regional:North America:United States:Arts and Entertainment:Music A Tribute to Victor Borge - Contains a biography, pictures, sounds and videos, the Website Inflater, and a Borge quote-of-the-day in Danish and English. You can share your memories in the Forum. Concert Review: Victor Borge: A Classic Classical Comedian - Review from when Borge was"only"82. Magazine written entirely by teens for teenagers. Four Cheers Five Victor Borge - Article by Richard Lederer in HotAIR. Greeting from Victor Borge to Hans Christian Andersen - An homage to Hans Christian Andersen, written by Victor Borge Obituary for Victor Borge. - From obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network. Obituary - February 2001 issue of Mermaid Lounge, a magazine for Danish culture information. The Kennedy Center Honors - Victor Borge received The Kennedy Center Honors in 1999 - an annual televised celebration recognizing the talents and lifetime achievements of deserving artists. Victor Borge Obituary - Celebrity Deathwatch: Victor Borge, Comic Pianist, 91.
Victor Borge - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Printable version Disclaimers. Not logged in. Log in Help. Other languages Dansk. victor borge. Affectionately known as "the Great Dane", he was a humorist, entertainer and worldclass pianist . http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor Borge
Extractions: Victor Borge January 3 December 23 ) was born in Copenhagen Denmark as Børge Rosenbaum and died in Greenwich, Connecticut USA Affectionately known as "the Great Dane", he was a humorist, entertainer and world-class pianist . After escaping from the Nazi occupation of Denmark in the second world war , he went on to become one of the most popular entertainers of his time in the United States. His act, Comedy in Music , is the longest standing one-man show ever. Borge received Kennedy Center Honors in edit Views Personal tools Navigation Search Toolbox Other languages Dansk This page was last modified 06:28, 6 Jan 2004. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see for details).
Victor Borge Comedian and pianist victor borge is to be honored at the 22nd annual celebration of the Kennedy Center Honors. The gala performance http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0878309.html
Extractions: Biography Noteworthy People Deaths ... A - G Victor Borge (Borge Rosenbaum) Age: Danish-born musical comedian who combined virtuosic piano skills, a sharp wit, sight gags, and an irrepressible sense of humor in his stage performances. His Broadway production, Comedy in Music, ran for an unprecedented 849 performances. Borge left Europe for the United States in 1940 to escape the Nazis. Died: Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 23, 2000
MusicMoz - Bands And Artists: B: Borge, Victor: Links victor borge Obituary Celebrity Deathwatch victor borge, Comic pianist, 91. Wikipedia victor borge - Entry at the collaboratory encyclopedia. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Borge,_Victor/Links/
Extractions: about submit item become an editor feedback the entire directory only in this category Top Bands and Artists B Borge, Victor : Links A Tribute to Victor Borge - Contains a biography, pictures, sounds and videos, the Website Inflater, and a Borge quote-of-the-day in Danish and English. You can share your memories in the Forum. Borge, Victor [Rosenbaum, Børge] (Copenhagen, 3 Jan 1909) - Biographic entry from Xrefer.com. Concert Review: Victor Borge: A Classic Classical Comedian - Review from when Borge was "only" 82. Magazine written entirely by teens for teenagers. Four Cheers Five Victor Borge - Article by Richard Lederer in HotAIR. Greeting from Victor Borge to Hans Christian Andersen - An homage to Hans Christian Andersen, written by Victor Borge Obituary - February 2001 issue of Mermaid Lounge, a magazine for Danish culture information. Obituary for Victor Borge. - From obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network. The Kennedy Center Honors - Victor Borge received The Kennedy Center Honors in 1999 - an annual televised celebration recognizing the talents and lifetime achievements of deserving artists. Victor Borge - Music and video biography from CDnow.com.
MusicMoz - Bands And Artists: B: Borge, Victor Affectionately known as the Great Dane , victor borge was not only an unequaled humorist and entertainer but also a world class pianist. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Borge,_Victor/desc.html
Extractions: about feedback Top Bands and Artists ... Borge, Victor Affectionately known as the "Great Dane", Victor Borge was not only an unequaled humorist and entertainer but also a world class pianist. He was pronounced "the funniest man in the world" by the New York Times - and millions of people all over the world agreed. Victor Borge was born in Copenhagen, Denmark Januar 3, 1909, the son of Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum. He was named Børge Rosenbaum, and his musical talent was no surprise as his father was a musician in the Royal Danish Chapel. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music by Olivo Krause, and later by Victor Schiøler, Frederic Lamond and Egon Petri. He had his piano debut in 1926 at "Odd Fellow Palæet" in Copenhagen and was recognized as a very talented musician. During the 1930's he became one of Denmark's most popular artists. He started his career as a classical pianist, but his talent for making the audience laugh was soon obvious, and he started developing his unique blend of humour and music. He had his revue debut in 1933 and his film debut in 1937. In 1940 he was forced to leave Denmark, and he travellled from Petsano to New York. Although he didn't speak English he soon managed to "translate" his humour, and he performed for the first time in Bing Crosby's radio show in 1941.
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Extractions: the entire directory this category Top Bands and Artists B : Borge, Victor Affectionately known as the "Great Dane", Victor Borge was not only an unequaled humorist and entertainer but also a world class pianist. He was pronounced "the funniest man in the world" by the New York Times - and millions of people all over the world agreed. More Discography Albums:
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Laugh.Com Comic Page -- Victor Borge Jerry Lewis played the piano, he would be victor. classical music and opera more proficiently than Mr. borge. ages are astounded by this gifted pianist gone bad http://www.laugh.com/main_pages/comicpage.asp?cid=205
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Extractions: Borge Rosenbaum was born January 3, 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of a violinist in the Royal Danish Chapel. He began playing piano as a youngster and was trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, making his serious keyboard debut in 1926 in Copenhagen, although he had performed in concert as early as age 13. During the 30s, he became one of Denmarks most popular artists, his career as a classical pianist going sideways as he enjoyed making his audiences laugh. He made his initial revue appearance in 1931 and first film in 1937. By this time, Europe was heating up as Germany moved toward war, but Borge continued as his career gained him notice as a comic actor, composer, pianist, writer and director of movies, stage shows and radio programs in Scandinavia. His rise was parallel to the rise of fascism and being a Jew in Denmark, his notoriety did not go unseen by the local Nazis, who made threats toward him. Rather than leave, he reacted by writing anti-Nazi skits, such as "What is the difference between an Nazi and a dog? A Nazi lifts his arms." Germany invaded Denmark in 1940 after the non-aggression pact they had signed earlier came apart, but Borge was in Sweden performing and managed to secure a visa from the American Consulate in Stockholm one of the officers there was a fan of his and made his way to Finland. He and wife, Elsie caught the last ship from Finland to the United States as the war heated up. He then changed his name to Victor Borge, hoping it would sound more American.
