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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.
Her situation led to a collection being organised that raised £300 which was used to create a shop business to support her and her father. She was last heard of when she married in 1864 Charles Greaves Junior. She had attracted imitators including Sylvia Powell aka Madame Genieve. She and others would use her name to attract a crowd.
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 Blondin carrying Colcord on a tightrope Engraving (c. 1883 of Blondin crossing Niagara with his manager, Harry Colcord, on his back. Harry M. Colcord was the manager of the distinguished stuntman Charles Blondin, most famous for being possibly the first person to go across the Niagara Falls by piggyback on another person, in this case Blondin, on August 17, 1859.
The publication of A Woman Of The Century was undertaken to create a biographical record of notable 19th-century women. It included biographies of women considered noteworthy because of their actions in the church, at the bar, in literature and music, in art, drama, science and invention or in social and political reform philanthropy.
The protagonist and his climactic tightrope scene were inspired by tightrope walker Charles Blondin, who performed stunts while crossing the Niagara Gorge. [2] The film's soundtrack was performed by Wiley's band Moving Van Walters and His Truck. Nelson recorded them one day in Richmond, California. [3]
Images of a Woman was painted over three nights in July 1966 in a Tokyo Hilton suite where all four of the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) were staying as part of their tour of the Far East. The group had been placed in lockdown as a precaution by the Japanese authorities after death threats had been ...
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 from the audience who accepted to be carried by him on the rope. [3]