Template:Did you know nominations/Burkhard Driest

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:33, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Burkhard Driest

  • ... that as a law student, Burkhard Driest robbed a savings bank shortly before his exam, wrote a book and a film script about his experiences, and became an actor, director and producer? Source: several
  • Reviewed: New York Life Building
  • Comment: Good image but not free. We could make a hook about the short scene on live tv that made him famous, but I think it would sell him a bit too cheap (Video on YouTube and in one source). He was often cast as a gangster with charme, but hard to source and say.

5x expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 14:10, 29 February 2020 (UTC).

  • ...Interesting hook, inline citations to references in a foreign-language. 5x expanded, QPQ provided, no copyvio issues. Not stub. AGF with references. An enjoyable read @Gerda Arendt: