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Johannes Heesters
Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters, known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stage with a career dating back to the 1920s. He worked as an actor until his death and is one of the oldest performing entertainers in history, performing shortly before his death at the age of…
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entertainment · Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · singer · television actor · film actor · stage actor · actor · also Johannes Heesters, Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters, Jopi Heesters, Jopie Heesters, Heesters
Born 5 December 1903 · Died 24 December 2011 · Q62352
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“The Anti-Christian Alt-Right”
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2011· 5 entries
Dawn: Controversial Dutch artist Johannes Heesters dies at 108
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The Washington Post: Johannes Heesters, singer-actor who performed in Nazi Germany, dies at 108
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NU: Johannes Heesters (108) overleden
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Died 2011-12-24.
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“My secret to a long, healthy life is love and passion; age differences do not matter.”
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2010· 1 entry
“She should have me as long as possible.”
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Johannes Heesters”.
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2005· 1 entry
At the age of 102, he was featured as a soloist in a major concert tour with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg under the direction of Scott Lawton
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2003· 3 entries
Released album “Platinum Stars”.
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Released album “Ich werde 100 Jahre alt”.
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Released album “Ein zärtliches Lied”.
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1988· 1 entry
“For the experience of being alive.”
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1979· 1 entry
Released album “Ein Glück, daß man sich so verlieben kann”.
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1967· 1 entry
1987, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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1961· 1 entry
“An interview with James Baldwin”
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1934· 1 entry
In Carl Millöcker's Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student)
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1903· 1 entry
Born 1903-12-05.
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