Aunt Alverna would have loved YouTube. This clip of Danish comedian Victor Borge and his son doing the "Page-turner" segment would have been her favorite. Check it out.
Victor Borge was born in Denmark, the son of accomplished musicians. His real name was Borge Rosenbaum, and when he started taking comedic shots at Hitler in 1933, he was in deadly territory. Luckily for everyone, he was able to flee on the last passenger ship that made it out of Denmark after the Nazi occupation. In the United States, he learned English, became a citizen, adapted his comedy to American audiences and lived happily ever after. He died in December 2000.
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Aunt Alverna would have loved YouTube. This clip of Danish comedian Victor Borge and his son doing the "Page-turner" segment would have been her favorite. Check it out.
Victor Borge was born in Denmark, the son of accomplished musicians. His real name was Borge Rosenbaum, and when he started taking comedic shots at Hitler in 1933, he was in deadly territory. Luckily for everyone, he was able to flee on the last passenger ship that made it out of Denmark after the Nazi occupation. In the United States, he learned English, became a citizen, adapted his comedy to American audiences and lived happily ever after. He died in December 2000.
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Oh, that was the most fun ever! I remember going to see Victor Borge when I was a young girl and laughing so hard I thought I couldn't breathe.
But tonight, this was the best! Thanks, Pam dear.
And Alverna dear, too!
Brinabird
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