Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum
Danish American Entertainer, Humorist, Conductor and Pianist
"Who exploded? (Responding to a sneeze from the audience)"
"Would you like to hear the famous Polon."
"You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky!"
"You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?"