From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes by Robert Clary - 9781589793453

From the Holocaust to Hogan's HeroesThe Autobiography of Robert Clary\nAuthor(s): Robert Clary\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, United States\nImprint: Taylor Trade Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781589793453, 978-1589793453\nSynopsis\nRobert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman in Paris in 1926) is best known for his portrayal of the spirited Corporal Louis Lebeau on the popular television series Hogan's Heroes (on the air from 1965 to 1971 and widely syndicated around the globe). But it is Clary's experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust that infuse his compelling memoir with an honest recognition of life's often horrific reality, a recognition that counters his glittering five-decade career as an actor, singer, and artist and distinguishes this book from those by other entertainers. Clary describes his childhood in Paris, the German occupation in 1940, and his deportation in 1942 at the age of sixteen to the infamous transit camp Drancy. He recounts his nightmarish, two-.