Grock (born Charles Adrien Wettach; [1] 10 January 1880 – 14 July 1959) was a Swiss clown. Called "the king of clowns" [2] and "the greatest of Europe's clowns", [3] Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in Europe. [2] Grock was born in Loveresse, a village in the Bernese Jura in the Canton of Bern.
Grock was a Swiss clown whose blunders with the piano and the violin became proverbial. He was the son of a watchmaker and began his performance career by partnering with his father in a cabaret act.
Grock, the Swiss musical clown, is widely regarded as one of the greatest clowns in the world. He was born on , in Switzerland. His real name was Adrien Wettach, and he came from a family of farmers and shepherds.
In 1903, Wettach took the stage name "Grock," under which he became one of the most famous clowns in Europe. "My birth name doesn't mean anything. I am Grock. The first is the name of the dark years," he said.
The Times of Israel: Swiss museum probes Nazi links to ‘king of clowns’ Grock
BIEL, Switzerland (AFP) – Grock became known as the “king of clowns” but the Swiss entertainer who made the world laugh is now in the spotlight over his connections with Adolf Hitler. A Swiss museum, ...
ASK anyone in Europe over the age of twenty about Grock, and you are likely to be told: He was very funny and he is dead. Both of these statements are false. Actually, in real life, Grock is quite sad ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs: Hitler’s clown? Museum begins investigating 'king of clowns' Nazi links