About Victor Borge
Victor Borge was born in Copenhagen, Denmark Januar 3, 1909, the son of Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum. He was named B�rge Rosenbaum, and his musical talent was no surprise as his father was a musician in the Royal Danish Chapel.
He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music by Olivo Krause, and later by Victor Schi�ler, Frederic Lamond and Egon Petri. He had his piano debut in 1926 at "Odd Fellow Pal�et" in Copenhagen and was recognized as a very talented musician.
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Victor Borge had performed as soloist and conductor with leading orchestras from 1956, and has performed as Opera Conductor, eg. Magic Flute, Cleveland Orchestra, 1979 and The Royal Danish Theatre, 1992.
Victor Borge died at home in his sleep, December 23rd, 2000.
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7.27.10 suziehenise, Lake Almanor, CA Loved seeing him again. Too short
7.24.10 RogerW, Cape Coral, FL A true genius
7.19.10 Mary5, Buffalo, NY wish we had more entertainment like this
7.18.10 Becky, Brevard, NC he still makes me laugh out loud!
7.16.10 mortsgreb, St. Petersburg, FL One of the "GREAT ONES"
7.03.10 KeysKenD, FL the worlds most wonderful pianist as well as a wonderful person. the world lost a piece of art when he left to go home..but will be rembered forever as the person who set the bar on entertainment.
6.29.10 gordy, Canada My Danish Dad introduced me to Borges antics via the old 78 records just after WW2. I have never tired of him. Great entertainer!!
6.25.10 maldenpa, FL he was the best there ever was
6.20.10 Ann, CA love that man, he was one of a kind
6.19.10 lanspapaw, OH Victor was an absolute joy to see and hear
6.17.10 Margery, OR He was wonderful, as far back as I can remember!
6.17.10 Gramigrams, MO Victor Borge is absolutely fantastic. He cracks me up
6.16.10 murph, NY great memories
6.14.10 MKregel, CA I LOVE his genius and humor
6.09.10 ej4ester, Canada I really miss him. He was a great showman
6.07.10 g1mi2sc3, NJ talent-humor-combined=quality entertainment
6.06.10 BobF, PA Comedy that was clean and actually funny
6.02.10 tisjustme, Australia I loved him, always a laugh
bernie39, MA Never tire of watching him-on tv or live
PilotRock, IA great memory of Victor
billad74, IL I never tire of this wonderful man
Tomcat, Canada the master of the piano and comedy
loyolastan, IA How I remember him and his musical antics. A real musician and very entertaining. We'll never see another Victor Borge.
milair7, TX A very amusing, master musician
a_fan, MA he makes me laugh, my dad was a piano player with Guy Lombardo and he loved Victor Borge
holeinonepar3, UK Brilliant
kez, AUSTRALIA Absolutely consumate comedian and musician
audhow, MD He was a genius and such a pleasure to listen to
b0hunk, MN Love the talent
Buster, VA the one and only
tokalow, FL He's a great entertainer.
namrehs102, CA An exceptional talent and comic
vaazmike, AZ Never saw this one, have tapes of several performances and laugh everytime they are played. He was the best!
RWH, IL Loved it
OhioBill, OH Still the funniest man ever
1Slvrfox, NV Always a joyful experience
iceman, NY love these old clips
mimicker, NJ I mimic his phonetic punctuation routine, always giving him credit, and gets a big laugh always. He was one of the truely GREAT PERFORMERS and TALENT.
