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Back to EpisodesClarence Wiener: Laurel Hill's Baron Munchausen
Episode 399
Published 1 year, 4 months ago
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ABC:LHS #075-5 Baron von Munchausen...
...was a German military man who traveled the country spreading his tales of wonder, which always featured himself in the role of a hero. Clarence Wiener came from a wealthy Philadelphia family. He started to burnish his reputation during his brief stay at Harvard. Eventually, truth and fiction blended together. His widowed mother married an American-born violin teacher who was also a Baron. When Clarence died, he ended with an unmarked grave in the family plot.