Jules Léotard
Deceased Person
1838 – 1870
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Who was Jules Léotard?
Jules Léotard was a revolutionary French acrobatic performer who developed the art of trapeze. He also popularised the one-piece gymwear that now bears his name and was the inspiration for the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" sung by George Leybourne.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1838
Toulouse - Also known as
- Jules Leotard
- Lived in
- Toulouse
- Died
- Aug 16, 1870
Toulouse
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on July 23, 2013
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