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Well, I just can't get away from reading about Charles Eugene Bedaux... in Americans in Paris. I pinball from occasional feelings of respect, begrudgingly acknowledged, to disparagement to what would any of us do in situations of war... to... coming up with adjectives to describe this man.
Socially, he and his wife Fern were quite willing to do things that placed them in a separate category of intrepid?, outrageous?, behavior.
Bedaux the explorer, started an expedition in Edmonton, Alberta that was to cross the British Columbia wilderness. It is said that the expedition was partially a publicity stunt, as a movie was being made along the way. Hollywood cinematographer Floyd Crosby, went along on this expedition.
Floyd Crosby is father to David Crosby of singing groups:
The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and CPR.
During WWII, it seems that Bedaux did not look upon anyone as an enemy, per se. Every person and situation seemed, to him, to be... an opportunity.
Born in Paris but buried in United States, where did his loyalties lie? He committed suicide, while awaiting trial for treason... and, ultimately, only he knows the reason.
Rogue Valley roses sells a climbing rose called the Pompon de Paris and says it was introduced in 1939.
I wonder which countries, that Bedaux mingled with, consider him to be a rose and which ones, a thorn.
The folksy song 'Teach your Children Well' belted out its message as Simmy created the fabric rose (above).
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