RIP Robert Max Widerman
You may also know him by his professional name Robert Clary, or Corporal Lebeau, on the 1960s comedy Hogan's Heroes. He was the last surviving member of the primary cast. Passed away from natural causes, on Nov 17, at his LA home.
He was born in Paris, one of 14 siblings. His parents and 10 of his siblings perished at Auschwitz. He started singing professionally at age 12, but when the Nazis invaded, he was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp, where he survived by entertaining the SS troops. He was a talented singer, and when the camp was liberated, he went back to Paris, where he discovered that 3 of his siblings escaped deportation, and managed to hide the war out, in Paris.
His singing career brought him to the US in 1949. He started out recording successful songs, and eventually started acting. After Hogan's Heroes, he moved on to soap operas. RIP.
He was born in Paris, one of 14 siblings. His parents and 10 of his siblings perished at Auschwitz. He started singing professionally at age 12, but when the Nazis invaded, he was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp, where he survived by entertaining the SS troops. He was a talented singer, and when the camp was liberated, he went back to Paris, where he discovered that 3 of his siblings escaped deportation, and managed to hide the war out, in Paris.
His singing career brought him to the US in 1949. He started out recording successful songs, and eventually started acting. After Hogan's Heroes, he moved on to soap operas. RIP.
