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Victor Borge, the irrepressible Danish american immi- grant who created his own art form with classical music, sight gags and verbal quips, quietly passed....
Classic Comic Pianist Victor Borge Dies
Tuesday December 26 04:39 PM EST (E-Online)
Victor Borge, the comedic musician who tickled not just sweet sounds from the ivories but sweet laughter from the audience, has played his final note.
Borge died peacefully in his sleep Saturday at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
He was 91.
His daughter, Rikke Borge, told the Associated Press, "I think he brought laughter to every person he came in contact with. He had a long and happy life."
In 1953, the Danish satirist's Comedy in Music opened on Broadway.
It ran 849 performances, a record for a one-man show.
Rikke Albrigtsdatter was born on month day , in birth place, to Albrigt Alexandersen and Hansine Kristiansdatter.
It toured the globe and was revised on Broadway in 1964 and 1977. The musical wit's records, videos, CDs and books sold worldwide to generation after generation of fans. And he continued to perform into grand old age, also establishing a second career as a conductor with major orchestras such as the London Philharmonic and the Royal Copenhagen.
Born Borge Rosenbaum in Copenhagen, he
