(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Jean) (NNP Francis) (NNP Grander)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ daring)) (NN man)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VP (VBD lived)) (CC and) (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (NP (DT the) (JJS craziest))))))) (. .)))
Jean Francis Grander was perhaps the most daring man who ever lived and perhaps the craziest.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jean
Jean
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Francis
Francis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grander
Grander
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
dare
daring
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
live
lived
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Degree=Sup
crazy
craziest
ADJ
JJS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ His) (JJS greatest) (NN desire)) (VP (VBD was) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB entertain) (CC and) (VB amaze) (NP (NNS people)))))) (. .)))
His greatest desire was to entertain and amaze people.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Sup
great
greatest
ADJ
JJS
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
desire
desire
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
root
VerbForm=Inf
entertain
entertain
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
amaze
amaze
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD measured) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN success)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD fainted) (ADJP (JJ dead) (RB away)) (PP (IN after) (S (VP (VBG witnessing) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ death-defying) (NNS feats))))))))))))) (. .)))
He measured his success by the number of people who fainted dead away after witnessing his death-defying feats.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
measure
measured
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
faint
fainted
VERB
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
advmod
away
away
ADV
RB
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
witness
witnessing
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
death-defying
death-defying
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
feat
feats
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Grander)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (JJ blond) (NNP Frenchman)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD toured) (NP (NNP North) (NNP America)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1850))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG billing) (NP (PRP himself)) (PP (IN as) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Blondin)) ('' ''))))) (. .)))
Grander, a blond Frenchman, toured North America in 1850, billing himself as "Blondin".
nsubj
Number=Sing
Grander
Grander
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
blond
blond
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
Frenchman
Frenchman
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tour
toured
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1850
1850
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
billing
billing
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Blondin) (POS 's)) (NN gift)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (JJ excellent) (NN balance))) (. .)))
Blondin's gift was excellent balance.
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
gift
gift
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
excellent
excellent
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
balance
balance
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (DT This) (NN talent) (. .)))
This talent.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
talent
talent
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (VP (VBN coupled) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN desire) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB surprise) (CC and) (VB shock) (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS audiences)))))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD made) (S (NP (NNP Blondin)) (NP (DT an) (JJ incomparable) (NN performer)))) (. .)))
coupled with a great desire to surprise and shock his audiences, made Blondin an incomparable performer.
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
couple
coupled
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
desire
desire
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
surprise
surprise
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
shock
shock
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
audience
audiences
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
incomparable
incomparable
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
performer
performer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ His) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ famous)) (NN feat)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (VBG walking) (NN acrossprefix)) (SYM =) (NP (NP (NN st1) (NNP /Niagara) (NNP Fallson)) (NP (DT a) (NN tightrope))))) (. .)))
His most famous feat was walking acrossprefix = st1 /Niagara Fallson a tightrope.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
feat
feat
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
walk
walking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
acrossprefix
acrossprefix
NOUN
NN
parataxis
=
=
SYM
SYM
obj
Number=Sing
st1
st1
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
/Niagara
/Niagara
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fallson
Fallson
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
tightrope
tightrope
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Blondin) (POS 's)) (`` ``) (NN stage) ('' '')) (VP (VBD consisted) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN rope)) (VP (VBN tied) (PP (NP (CD 1,100) (NNS feet)) (IN across) (NP (DT the) (NNS falls))))))) (. .)))
Blondin's "stage" consisted of a rope tied 1,100 feet across the falls.
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
stage
stage
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
consist
consisted
VERB
VBD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
rope
rope
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
tie
tied
VERB
VBN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1100
1,100
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
case
across
across
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
falls
falls
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN rope)) (VP (VBD hung) (PP (PP (NP (QP (DT some) (CD 160)) (NNS feet)) (IN above) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS rocks)) (CC and) (NP (NN boiling) (NN water)))) (PP (IN below) (NP (DT the) (NNS falls))))) (. .)))
The rope hung some 160 feet above the rocks and boiling water below the falls.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
rope
rope
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hang
hung
VERB
VBD
det
some
some
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
160
160
NUM
CD
nmod:npmod
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
case
above
above
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
rock
rocks
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
boil
boiling
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
water
water
NOUN
NN
case
below
below
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
falls
falls
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (ADVP (RB Simply)) (VP (VBG walking) (PP (IN across) (NP (DT the) (NNS falls)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (RB not) (JJ exciting) (RB enough) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNP Blondin)))))) (: ;) (S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RBR later)) (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB ride) (ADVP (IN across)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (NN bicycle)))))))) (. .)))
Simply walking across the falls was not exciting enough for Blondin; he later had to ride across on a bicycle.
advmod
simply
Simply
ADV
RB
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
walk
walking
VERB
VBG
case
across
across
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
falls
falls
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
Degree=Pos
exciting
exciting
ADJ
JJ
advmod
enough
enough
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
ride
ride
VERB
VB
advmod
across
across
ADP
IN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
bicycle
bicycle
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Then)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT another) (NN performance))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB calmly)) (VP (VBD walked) (PP (IN across) (NP (VBN blindfolded)))) (. .)))
Then, in another performance, he calmly walked across blindfolded.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
calmly
calmly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
walk
walked
VERB
VBD
case
across
across
ADP
IN
obl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
blindfold
blindfolded
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN At) (ADVP (RB still))) (NP (DT another) (NN time)) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VBD carried) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ terrified) (NN manager)) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN back)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD walked) (PP (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NNS falls))) (PP (IN before) (NP (NP (NNS thousands)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ breathless) (NN audience))))))) (. .)))
At still another time, he carried his terrified manager on his back and walked over the falls before thousands of breathless audience.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
det
another
another
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
carry
carried
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
terrified
terrified
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
manager
manager
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
walk
walked
VERB
VBD
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
falls
falls
NOUN
NNS
case
before
before
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
thousand
thousands
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
breathless
breathless
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
audience
audience
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (NNP Blondin)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB undoubtedly)) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ own) (JJS worst) (NN critic))) (. .)))
But Blondin was undoubtedly his own worst critic.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
undoubtedly
undoubtedly
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Sup
bad
worst
ADJ
JJS
root
Number=Sing
critic
critic
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB never)) (ADJP (JJ satisfied) (PP (IN with) (NP (NNP hfs) (NN act))))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBD tried) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB attract) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN audience)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN balancing) (NN feat)))))))) (. .)))
He was never satisfied with hfs act and always tried to attract his audience with his balancing feat.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
satisfied
satisfied
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
hf
hfs
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
try
tried
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
attract
attract
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
audience
audience
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
balancing
balancing
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
feat
feat
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ daring)) (NNS walks)))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN made) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN darkness)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN night))))))) (. .)))
One of his most daring walks was made in the darkness of night.
nsubj:pass
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
dare
daring
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
walk
walks
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
darkness
darkness
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Blondin)) (VP (VBD became) (ADJP (RB so) (JJ famous)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN tour)) (PP (IN through) (NP (NNP North) (NNP America))))) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ last) (NN performance)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN attended) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT an) (VBG admiring) (NNP Prince)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Wales)))))))))) (. .)))
Blondin became so famous on his tour through North America that his last performance was attended by an admiring Prince of Wales.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Blondin
Blondin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
tour
tour
NOUN
NN
case
through
through
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
attend
attended
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
admire
admiring
VERB
VBG
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Prince
Prince
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Wales
Wales
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Jean Francis Grander was perhaps the most daring man who ever lived and perhaps the craziest. His greatest desire was to entertain and amaze people. He measured his success by the number of people who fainted dead away after witnessing his death-defying feats.  Grander, a blond Frenchman, toured North America in 1850, billing himself as "Blondin". Blondin's gift was excellent balance. This talent. coupled with a great desire to surprise and shock his audiences, made Blondin an incomparable performer.  His most famous feat was walking acrossprefix = st1 /Niagara Fallson a tightrope. Blondin's "stage" consisted of a rope tied 1,100 feet across the falls. The rope hung some 160 feet above the rocks and boiling water below the falls.  Simply walking across the falls was not exciting enough for Blondin; he later had to ride across on a bicycle. Then, in another performance, he calmly walked across blindfolded. At still another time, he carried his terrified manager on his back and walked over the falls before thousands of breathless audience.  But Blondin was undoubtedly his own worst critic. He was never satisfied with hfs act and always tried to attract his audience with his balancing feat. One of his most daring walks was made in the darkness of night. Blondin became so famous on his tour through North America that his last performance was attended by an admiring Prince of Wales.