In His Book The Vodafone Boy He Describes His First Television Series as a Single Episode of The Man Who Sold Me and Vodka

 68 Years Ago Today

Friday 12th of February 1954
Film director Dziga Vertov known for Man with a Movie Camera dies of cancer at the age of 58 in Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia.

Vertov was an accomplished screenwriter, film director and director known for his novels, The Man Who Sold Me and Vodka, and the films The Black Swan and Men of Earth. He started his television career by portraying his character George Swan as an unemployed college dropout but soon became known for having a well rehearsed performance with his brother Alexander. He was also known for his comedic style, which ranged from the humorous to the poignant to the moving. He was an avid sportsman and a strong advocate for boxing and sportsmanship. Vertov's greatest achievement was when he was invited to compete for The People's Peace of Munich in 1968.
Alexander (Vladimir Kuznets)
Alexander's autobiography The Vodafone Boy (1969) is a documentary based on his life and career. It was the first to feature his personal life, career and performance. Alexander was born in 1926, at the age of fifteen in Budapest, Austria. In his book The Vodafone Boy he describes his first television series as a single episode of The Man Who Sold Me and Vodka. He had been training under his parents for this series during their stay at a hotel in the mountains in Prague. Alexander never took out a mortgage while filming the film

According to the BBC Karloff Was Only 14 When He Suffered a Massive Stroke That Forced Him to Wear Gas Masks at Age 12 Resulting in His Death Three Months Later

 53 Years Ago Today

Sunday 2nd of February 1969
Actor Boris Karloff known for his portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster dies of pneumonia at the age of 82 in King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, United Kingdom.

According to the BBC, Karloff was only 14 when he suffered a massive stroke that forced him to wear gas masks at age 12, resulting in his death three months later.
Bostrom Bostrom is an actor, director and model. He was born in the city of St. Petersburg in 1926 and became a dancer, musician and actor in the mid-1960s. Born in Prague on March 21, 1951, in St. Petersburg, he graduated from an elite university and quickly graduated from an arts college at the University of Prague in 1969 before taking the first job as a writer and actor when he was 15-years-old. In 1970 he worked as the head of a film production company before moving to New York, where he co-developed the comedy 'Boris Karloff' for a television show that took place on The Tonight Show. Before moving to London, Bostrom's career took off when he went into acting and began working at the comedy studio of Jameson Ltd., with a job soon to occur.In October 1974, Bostrom was offered for a part in the popular comedy series, 'Love and Murder', after the actor, playing his father's uncle, played on.

He Completed the First of Three Chapters of the Poem of the Same Name

 146 Years Ago Today

Saturday 4th of December 1875
Poet and writer Rainer Maria Rilke is born as René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke in Praha, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.

He is known professionally. As of 1688 he has produced over 100 book works for the publishers. Born to Henri Fichler Rainer Maria Rilke on 2nd of Dec 1675. The Count of Praha 1875. He completed the first of three chapters of the poem of the same name, The Count of Praha, written by Johann Josef Karl. He was born into the family of Hobert Johann Karl He was taken by the Count of Praha in 1764 and the Count of Praha fled for safety for the Austrian provinces of Rheinmetall and Sákse. He made his family's fortune in the trade, and during his adolescence attended university in Vienna, where he continued to hone his craft and education. During his early years in Vienna he taught his first lectures at a private school where he completed the fourth volume of German, which he completed in 1897. He was an enthusiastic student of science and was a distinguished academic before becoming a professor at the University of Exeter in 1803. Prior to that, he edited the weekly Sunday Bulletin of the Society of Biology and Science in Britain and received the B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh in 1904