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Victor Borge: America
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In 1949 Borge ... appeared several times on the show "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan several times. During the same year he became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. The half hour long "Victor Borge Show" would be Borge's first headlining opportunity to work in the new field of broadcast television. His twenty two programs aired on the NBC television network on Saturdays from 3 February 3 to 30 June 1951. In 1953 Borge married Sarabel (Sanna) Scraper. On 2 October 1953 Borge opened his live "Comedy in Music" show at The Golden Theatre in New York City.
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Borge played his first major concert in 1926 at the Danish concert-hall Odd Fellow Palæet (The Odd Fellow Mansion). After a few years as a classical concert pianist, he started his now famous "stand up" act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes. He married American Elsie Chilton in 1933, the same year he debuted with his revue acts. Borge started touring extensively in Europe, where he began telling anti-Nazi jokes. This led to Adolf Hitler placing the outspoken Jew on his list of enemies to the Fatherland.
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Reflecting on his success, Borge has said: "Basically there is no difference between Scandinavian humor and American humor because when you play a thing upside down you don't have to have a language to do that." His art, though, is a language all understand--the conservatory-trained and the first-time concertgoer, young people and grownups, in concert halls around the world.
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