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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.
Oct 18, 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...
Blondin (born February 28, 1824, Hesdin, France—died February 22, 1897, Little Ealing, near London, England) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat who owed his celebrity and fortune to his feat of crossing the gorge below Niagara Falls on a tightrope 1,100 feet (335 metres) long, 160 feet (49 metres) above the water. When he was five ...
French daredevil acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897) gained fame as the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The amazing feat gained Blondin international recognition and helped make him a wealthy entertainer.
Jun 29, 2021 · 27K views 2 years ago. Frenchman Jean François Gravelet, known professionally as Charles Blondin, first traveled to the United States in 1855 where he toured as part of a circus troupe. Three...
Jul 21, 2010 · Jean Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Charles Blondin, becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The feat, which was performed 160 feet...
Jun 30, 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...
