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From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary
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Robert Clary
Robert Clary was born Robert Widerman in Paris in 1926, the youngest of fourteen children. He was deported to the Nazi concentration camps in 1942 but miraculously was liberated from Buchenwald in 1945, the only one of thirteen deported family members to survive. At age 22, a song he recorded, "Put Your Shoes on Lucy," became a big hit in the United States. He appeared in
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Hardcover
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248 pages
Published
December 4th 2001
by Madison Books
(first published November 25th 2001)
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Hogan's Heroes is one of my guilty pleasures. It doesn't get much more ridiculous than a comedy set in a Prisoner of War camp in the middle of Nazi Germany, but I love the show anyway. When my mother mentioned that one of the actors playing a POW, Robert Clary, was a Holocaust survivor, I was curious how anyone could go from a concentration camp to that show. Then I found out he had written an autobiography called
From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes
. I could satisfy my curiosity directly from t
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From Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes is an autobiography by Robert Clary
Robert was born in Paris, France to a large (13 children) family. However, when he was born there were only 4 sisters living at home. In 1943, Robert and his parents were deported to Auschwitz. Pulled from his family, Robert had to make it on his own. He did this by exploiting his talents a singer and comedian by performing for the Nazis. His Mother and Father were killed. When he returned home, he was first recognized by his s ...more
Robert was born in Paris, France to a large (13 children) family. However, when he was born there were only 4 sisters living at home. In 1943, Robert and his parents were deported to Auschwitz. Pulled from his family, Robert had to make it on his own. He did this by exploiting his talents a singer and comedian by performing for the Nazis. His Mother and Father were killed. When he returned home, he was first recognized by his s ...more
As a little boy I loved watching Hogan's Heroes, and Lebeau was my favorite character. As I grew older and learned the story behind the remarkable man, my respect only increased. The book was a wonderful read, both depressing and uplifting. If you want to read about WWII outside of the 'trumpet & drums" of military history, this is a good place to start.
For those who are only familiar with Robert Clary from his role as Corporal Lebeau on the TV series, Hogan's Heroes, this book will shed so much light on his life before and during the Holocaust as well as throughout his career in the US following the end of the war.
Robert Clary was born Robert Max Widerman in 1926 in Paris, France. Living in occupied France during World War II, he was part of the round-up of French Jews after a neighbor reported to the Vichy police that there were still Jews l ...more
Robert Clary was born Robert Max Widerman in 1926 in Paris, France. Living in occupied France during World War II, he was part of the round-up of French Jews after a neighbor reported to the Vichy police that there were still Jews l ...more
Emotional, historical biography
I have always loved Robert Clary from Hogans Heroes. Now I admire him for surviving a terrible history to become a talented man and courageous speaker. Never forget the Holocaust!
I have always loved Robert Clary from Hogans Heroes. Now I admire him for surviving a terrible history to become a talented man and courageous speaker. Never forget the Holocaust!
An emotional ride of a story. Even knowing how it ends, I felt the emotion of the story and was worried for the author. Thank You, Mr. Clary for sharing that much of yourself with the world. I cannot see Louis Lebeau in the same way ever again.
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