Memories of the Kessler twins

Rome: Rai Studios, formerly Dear. Broadcast of Tale e quale Show. Final episode.

Not the real Kessler twins. The German twins have also been imitated on Italian television. Source: SIPA USA / Maurizio D'Avanzo / ipa-agency.net/Maurizio D AvanzoIPA/Sipa USA/AAPImage

The Kessler Twins, who unfortunately died this week, were one of the rare German success stories in international show business. The two blond dancers are actually the most successful German “world export” after the Second World War. As a young journalist, our colleague Barbara Barkhausen met the Kessler twins in person.


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