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Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat.He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.
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She started Louise Blouin Media in 2003, and moved into art publications, including Art+Auction, sold by the LVMH group. [3] In 2005 Blouin started the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, an international organisation for creativity and the arts. [8] In October 2006 the foundation opened the Louise T. Blouin Institute in Shepherd's Bush in west London ...
Blondin is a surname of French origin, literally meaning a person with blond hair. It may refer to: Antoine Blondin, French writer; Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker; Denis Blondin, Canadian anthropologist and writer; Ester Blondin, founder of College Marie Anne; Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canadian politician; Fred Blondin , French singer and ...
Charles Daudelin was born on October 1, 1920, in Granby, Quebec. [1] In 1939 he moved to Montreal, where he worked for the silversmith Gilles Beaugrand, a childhood friend of Paul-Émile Borduas. [1] While still working for Beaugrand, he enrolled in evening classes at the École du meuble in Montreal, then attended full-time in 1941.
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In 1863, he debuted as a trapeze artist, and by 1866 he decided to focus on tightrope walking. [1] Australian media nicknamed him "the Australian Blondin", [3] a reference to the well-known French tightrope walker Charles Blondin. He entertained his audiences by walking on a tightrope without pole and blindfolded, and even with heavy ladies ...
Henri L'Estrange, known as the Australian Blondin, was an Australian successful funambulist and accident-prone aeronautical balloonist. [1] Modelling himself on the famous French wire-walker Charles Blondin, L'Estrange performed a number of tightrope walks in the 1870s, culminating in three walks across Sydney's Middle Harbour in 1877.