Solved ropat#61: Michel Zélélé Count Albert de Dion's chauffeur

ropat53 · June 21, 2013, 01:06:58 AM

Who is this?

ropat53 · June 23, 2013, 12:00:33 AM

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ropat53 · July 10, 2013, 08:14:16 PM

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nicanary · July 11, 2013, 08:21:46 AM

Pre WW1 car, WW1 uniform, 1940s spectators. Interesting. Was the driver connected with something extraordinary which happened in WW1 ?

ropat53 · July 11, 2013, 11:44:18 AM

Pre WWI car yes but not a soldier. The driver was not connected with anything that happened in WWI, but he did become quite famous at one time.

4popoid · July 11, 2013, 01:39:40 PM

Argentine personality?

ropat53 · July 11, 2013, 01:59:05 PM

No nothing to do with Argentina.

4popoid · July 11, 2013, 06:06:21 PM

Although the person in question doesn't look European, the other people in the picture do. Was the picture taken in Europe, with the puzzle subject as a visiting dignitary?

ropat53 · July 11, 2013, 06:14:05 PM

The picture was taken in Europe, the puzzle subject was a resident of the country and not a dignitary.

D-type · July 11, 2013, 06:18:59 PM

Kwame Nkruma?

ropat53 · July 11, 2013, 07:28:13 PM

As I answered before not a dignitary and born a few years before Mr. Nkrumah and not in the Gold Coast.

4popoid · July 11, 2013, 10:40:34 PM

Paul Robeson in Spain during the Spanish Civil War?

ropat53 · July 12, 2013, 12:02:10 AM

Not Paul Robeson and this picture was taken a few years after the Spanish Civil War had ended.
Not USA related in any way and it is not a military uniform.

4popoid · July 12, 2013, 02:41:16 AM

Is the person in question an actor, with the other persons being onlookers to an on location production, hence a vintage car in a more modern setting?

ropat53 · July 12, 2013, 09:35:57 AM

Quote from: 4popoid on July 12, 2013, 02:41:16 AM
Is the person in question an actor, with the other persons being onlookers to an on location production, hence a vintage car in a more modern setting?

The person in question is not an actor, it is not a film location but the other people are onlookers and the car is earlier than vintage in a more modern setting.

D-type · July 16, 2013, 12:17:14 PM

Is the driver a sportsman?

ropat53 · July 16, 2013, 12:30:45 PM

Not a sportsman, an employee.

nicanary · July 23, 2013, 03:24:27 PM

France,circa 1939 ?

ropat53 · July 23, 2013, 04:00:53 PM

Yes France but later and on the occasion of

nicanary · July 23, 2013, 04:08:34 PM

Quote from: ropat53 on July 23, 2013, 04:00:53 PM
Yes France but later and on the occasion of

Is this a celebration of the end of WW2 ?

ropat53 · July 23, 2013, 04:51:10 PM

No nothing to do with any war, not a soldier.

nicanary · July 24, 2013, 06:21:09 AM

So he must be a chauffeur. Now we've got to solve why he was famous for a short time. Was he driving someone famous in this car in some sort of parade ?

ropat53 · July 24, 2013, 10:18:46 AM

Quote from: nicanary on July 24, 2013, 06:21:09 AM
So he must be a chauffeur. Now we've got to solve why he was famous for a short time. Was he driving someone famous in this car in some sort of parade ?

Yes he was the chauffeur of a well known person that was a guest of honour during this celebration and is standing next to the car, not visible in the puzzle picture.

nicanary · July 24, 2013, 10:35:56 AM

Wild guess. Coco Chanel ?

ropat53 · July 24, 2013, 10:54:18 AM

Not Coco Chanel and not fashion related.

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Solved ropat#61: Michel Zélélé Count Albert de Dion's chauffeur