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Charles Blondin, pseudonimo di Jean François Gravelet ( Hesdin, 28 febbraio 1824 – Londra, 19 febbraio 1897 ), è stato un circense, funambolo e acrobata francese .
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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- 22 February 1897 (aged 72), Ealing, London, England
- Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824, Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Tightrope walker
18 ott 2011 · During the winter of 1858, a 34-year-old French acrobat named Jean François Gravelet, better known as Monsieur Charles Blondin, traveled to Niagara Falls hoping to become the first person to ...
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30 giu 2016 · Born Jean Francois Gravelet, the self-styled Charles Blondin knew from an early age that tightrope walking was his calling. Having already conquered Europe as “ The Boy Wonder ,” he set his...
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29 giu 2021 · The entire stunt took just 23 minutes, but brought Blondin immediate fame and notoriety. Frenchman Jean François Gravelet, known professionally as Charles Blondin, first traveled to the...
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Niagara Falls on Film. “Maid of The Mist” Charles Blondin was the very first man to ever walk the wire over the Niagara Gorge near Niagara Falls. However, Charles Blondin ‘s real name was Jean-François Gravelet. Born in France, Gravelet was totally absorbed by the “wire” after watching a wire walker at the circus as a young child.
30 giu 2015 · On June 30th, 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin was the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Born Jean François Gravelet in 1824, Blondin began his career as performer of acrobatic stunts when he was five years old.
