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Aug 7, 2015 · 3 minute read. Philippe Petit (center) answers reporter's questions on Aug. 7, 1974, as he is escorted from Beekman Hospital by Port Authority police officer in New York City. Petit was...
Apr 2, 2014 · (1949-) Who Is Philippe Petit? Born in 1949, French daredevil Philippe Petit became famous in August 1974 for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New...
Aug 7, 2014 · Stories. When a French Daredevil Walked a Tightrope Between the Twin Towers. On August 7, 1974, New York awoke to find aerialist Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the 110-story World...
Sep 29, 2015 · When 24-year-old Philippe Petit (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the film) first set foot on the 131-ft. galvanized steel wire he had spent all night rigging between the tops of the...
Sep 30, 2015 · The hullabaloo was over a Frenchman named Philippe Petit, who was walking on a high wire more than 1,300 feet in the air, suspended between the tops of the Twin Towers of the old World Trade ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Jan. 25, 2024. Good morning. It’s Thursday. This morning we’ll find out where Philippe Petit, who walked on a wire between towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, plans to stroll next week....
Mar 29, 1999 · Philippe Petit, the only living high-wire artist who performs in the world at large, outside the circus, has been planning his Canyon Walk for years.
