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Blondin (French) [blɔ̃dɛ̃] n (Biographies / Blondin, Charles (1824-1897) M, French, THEATRE: acrobat, THEATRE: tightrope walker) Charles, real name Jean-François Gravelet. 1824-97, French acrobat and tightrope walker; best known for walking a tightrope across Niagara Falls (1859) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The famous Blondin was going to perform on a tightrope in another part of the garden. I've been an itinerant singer, a circus-rider, when I used to vault like Leotard, and dance on a rope like Blondin. |
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