Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000), born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and The Great Dane.
Born: January 3rd, 1909
Died: December 23rd, 2000
Categories: musicians, 2000s deaths
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There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.
The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
(Shortly after Germany forced Denmark to sign a non-aggression pact in 1939) How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
[of English] It's your language. I'm just trying to use it.
I only know two pieces, one is 'Clair de Lune', the other one isn't.
What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog? The Nazi lifts his arm.
I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.
The smile is the shortest distance between two persons (Smilet er den korteste afstand mellem to mennesker)Victor Borges, "Smilet er den korteste afstand (The Smile is the Shortest Distance)"http://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Victor_Borge
When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.