Harry Froboess

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Harry Froboess

Born Harry Arias Froboess
1899
Bern, Switzerland
Died 1985
Occupation Diver, stuntman
Spouse(s) Hertha Froboess

Harry Froboess (1899 – 1985) born in Bern, Switzerland, was a German stunt diver, and high diver.

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[edit] Biography

Diving from an early age, his mother taught him to be a "jumping fish" and his father taught him gymnastics. Froboess won many championships. He did stunt doubling for many stars in silent film. In the end he could only compete with himself jumping from higher and higher bridges and towers into water, finally culminating in a jumped 394 feet (110 m) into Lake Constance from the airship Graf Hindenburg on June 22, 1936. This record still stands in the Guinness book of records. Froboess is rumored to have taken part in over 400 movies, though most of his prominent credits were in Hollywood films.

He wrote a book about waterdiving and painted pictures (one displayed at The Gallery of Modern Art in New York, and an other one at The Library of Congress in Washington D.C.). His wife Hertha Froboess was also a high diver.

[edit] Stunt filmography

[edit] References

  • Froboess, Harry. (1953). the Reminiscing Champ: a world famous stuntman tells his story. New York, N.Y: Pageant Press.
  • Froboess, Harry. (1965). Fell's Official Guide to Diving: Plain, High, Fancy, Platform, Comedy. New York, N.Y: Fells. ISBN 0811900525.

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NAME Froboess, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Froboess, Harry Arias
SHORT DESCRIPTION Diver, stuntman
DATE OF BIRTH 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern, Switzerland, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH 1899
PLACE OF DEATH
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