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Author Clary, Robert, 1926-

Title From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes : the autobiography of Robert Clary / Robert Clary
Edition First Madison Books edition
Published Lanham, Md. : Madison Books, 2001

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Description ix, 210 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary "Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman in Paris in 1926) is best known for his portrayal of the spirited Corporal Louis Lebeau on the popular television series Hogan's Heroes (on the air from 1965 to 1971 and widely syndicated around the globe)." "But it is Clary's experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust that infuse his compelling memoir with an honest recognition of life's often horrific reality, a recognition that counters his glittering five-decade career as an actor, singer, and artist and distinguishes this book from those by other entertainers." "Clary describes his childhood in Paris, the German occupation in 1940, and his deportation in 1942 at the age of sixteen to the infamous transit camp Drancy. He recounts his nightmarish, two-and-a-half-year incarceration in Nazi concentration camps like Ottmuth, Blechhammer, Gross-Rosen, and Buchenwald."
"In April 1945, the Allies liberated Clary and other inmates. But the news that his parents, two sisters, two half-sisters, and two nephews had not survived the Nazis' genocidal campaign against the Jews reduced his joy to grief. After the war Clary made his way to the United States and, against great odds, achieved fame on Broadway and in Hollywood. He toured the country as a singer and actor on stage and appeared in films like Ten Tall Men, Thief of Damascus, A New Kind of Love, and The Hindenberg. Later, he was a prominent soap opera star, appearing in The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives." "Today, Clary lectures worldwide on his experiences during World War II; hosts his own Judaism-oriented show, A Conversation with Robert Clary; cultivates his passion for painting; and - with six CDs to his name - performs regularly as a singer."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "A Madison House book."
Bibliography Filmography: page 206
Discography: pages 209-210
Subject Clary, Robert.
Clary, Robert, 1926-
Actors -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
LC no. 2001049206
ISBN 1568332289 alkaline paper