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Fachleitner Edouard (b. 1921-02-24 / d. 2008-07-18)

He was a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was an Italian citizen until June 23, 1939. He was a professional between 1943 and 1952. Fachleitners's best results were overall victories in the 1948 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and 1950 Tour de Romandie and second place overall in the 1947 Tour de France.

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Tinguely Jean. 1991-08-30

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Born 1925-05-22. Domain:Sculpting. Cause of death:Age

Tinguely's art satirized the mindless overproduction of material goods in advanced industrial society.
In Arthur Penn's Mickey One (1965) the mime-like Artist (Kamatari Fujiwara) with his self-destructive machine is an obvious Tinguely tribute.
In 1971, Tinguely married Niki de Saint-Phalle.

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