Karl Wallenda

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Athleta
gptkb:performers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:circus
gptkbp:birth_date January 21, 1905
gptkbp:birth_place Magdeburg, Germany
gptkbp:born January 21, 1905
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1978
gptkbp:career_start 1928
gptkbp:cause_of_death fall
fall during a performance
gptkbp:children Nina Wallenda
gptkbp:death_date 73
March 22, 1978
gptkbp:died March 22, 1978
gptkbp:famous_event tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center
tightrope walk over Niagara Falls
tightrope walk over the Grand Canyon
gptkbp:famous_for high-wire performances
gptkbp:famous_quote " Life is on the wire; the rest is just waiting."
gptkbp:founder gptkb:The_Flying_Wallendas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl Wallenda
gptkbp:influence modern circus acts
gptkbp:influenced high-wire artists
gptkbp:influenced_by circus tradition
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Flying_Wallendas
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations of performers
gptkbp:music_style high-wire walking without a safety net
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement founder of The Flying Wallendas
first person to walk across the wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Sarasota,_Florida
gptkbp:spouse Helen Wallenda
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Flying_Wallendas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5