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Walter Slezak

American actor
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  • Slezak, Leo
    Leo Slezak

    His son, Walter Slezak (1902–83), a well-known American actor, wrote an autobiography, What Time’s the Next Swan? (1962). The title refers to his father’s famous ad-lib in Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, when the boat drawn by a swan moved offstage without him.

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    His son, Walter Slezak (1902–83), a well-known American actor, wrote an autobiography, What Time’s the Next Swan? (1962). The title refers to his father’s famous ad-lib in Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, when the boat drawn by a swan moved offstage without him.

    Read More