Human Fly
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Human Fly was the nickname of at least four stunt entertainers of the 20th century who would scale the exteriors of tall buildings in the United States:
The Human Fly can also refer to:
- Harry GardinerHarry GardinerHarry H. Gardiner , better known as the Human Fly, was an American man famous for climbing buildings. He began climbing in 1905, and successfully climbed over 700 buildings in Europe and North America, usually wearing ordinary street clothes and used no special equipment.- Climbs :Some of the...
(active 1905 - 1918) - George PolleyGeorge PolleyGeorge Gibson Polley was an American pioneer of buildering, or climbing the walls of tall buildings, earning him the nickname "the human fly"....
(active 1910 - 1920) - John CiampaJohn CiampaJohn Ciampa was an Italian-American autodidactic stuntman and entertainer known by the stage names of the Human Fly, the Flying Phantom and the Brooklyn Tarzan....
(active 1942-1952) - George WilligGeorge WilligGeorge Willig is a mountain-climber from Queens, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 26 May 1977, about 2½ years after tightrope walker Phillippe Petit walked between the tops of the two towers...
, who climbed New York City's World Trade Center in 1977.
The Human Fly can also refer to:
- Rick Rojatt, a costumed Canadian stunt rider active in the 1970s
- Human Fly (comics)Human Fly (comics)The Human Fly is the name of two comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, one a super-villain that was an occasional antagonist of Spider-Man, and the other a superhero. Additionally, Human Fly was the title of a short-lived series in the late 1950s reprinting some of Fox's Blue Beetle...
is also the name of two fictional characters in Marvel comic books (one of whom was based on Rojatt). - "Human Fly (song)", a 1978 song by The CrampsThe CrampsThe Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
. - the activity of Velcro jumping.
- a 1972 album by Richard Thompson titled Henry the Human FlyHenry the Human FlyHenry the Human Fly was the first solo album by British singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson. It was originally released in Britain in April 1972 on the Island label and in the US on the Reprise label....
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