Persons
Remarkable Persons
Those are persons who have contributed considerably to humanity.
They may not be those, who are most famous or accepted by the elite within their field, but those who despite poor odds and difficult circumstances – by their own initiatives and efforts – have followed their very own original path in life and in this way produced original and most valuable art or information for the benefit of all people.
You will find pages on the following:
• Charlie Chaplin was an ingenious comic actor, filmmaker, and composer. Read all about him and view some videos. Don’t miss the “Eating Machine” from Modern Times.
• Victor Borge, was a Danish comedian, conductor, and pianist who had great success in the U.S.A. with his show “Comedy in Music”. On the page, you can read his biography and view videos of some of his best performances.
• Tom Lehrer is an American singer, songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician, who is famous for his songs with a particular brand of political satire. Read his biography and view videos of his best songs.
• Ted Allbeury, a consistently inventive novelist of espionage with crisp, economical narration and high drama. He is a favorite writer of mine.
• Paul Fischer, “The Copenhageners’ painter”. On the page, you can read his biography and see a large selection of his paintings.
• Piet Hein, a Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet. On the page are his biography and a selection of his short poems (“Grooks”) in English.
• Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian adventurer who became known for his Kon-Tiki expedition sailing across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft.
• Erich Maria Remarque, a novelist especially famous for his novel All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues).
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