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Eugen Sandow (1867–1925)

Sandow was already a great admirer of Greek and Roman statues of gladiators and mythical heroes when his father took him to Italy as a boy. By the time he was 19, he was already performing strongman stunts in side shows. The legendary Florenz Ziegfeld saw the young strongman and hired him for his carnival show... See full bio »

Born:

Friederich Wilhelm Mueller
in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]

Died:

(age 58) in London, England, UK
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1901 Eugene Sandow Inspecting the Damage (documentary short)
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1900 Sandow's Herculean Feat (documentary short)
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1900 Sandow's Record Lift (documentary short)
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1900 Sandow's Roman Horse Lift (documentary short)
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1896 Sandow (short)
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1896 Sandow No. 2 (short)
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1896 Sandow No. 3 (short)
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1895 Ringkämpfer (documentary short)
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1894 Sandow, No. 1 (documentary short)
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2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV documentary)
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1998 Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (video documentary)
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1994 100 Years at the Movies (TV documentary short)
 

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Sandow, No. 1 -- Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
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Other Works:

(book; G. Mercer Adam, editor) "Sandow on Physical Training: A Study in the Perfect Type of the Human Form". Reprint of the 1894 edition. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0766165434

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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At the time of his death in 1925, a story was released that Sandow died prematurely at age 58 of a stroke shortly after pushing his car out of the mud. The actual cause of death was more likely the painful complications from syphilis, according to Sandow's biographer, David L. Chapman in his book, Sandow the Magnificent. See more »

Trademark:

Classic, Greek God-like physique, with musculature like ancient statues and near perfect, gymnast like muscular control, matched by true strength for a light-heavyweight lifter (180 lbs.). See more »

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