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Hermann Weyer
Herman, Roger
German
German, born 1947
Roger Rabbit is a fictional animated anthropomorphic rabbit. The character first appeared in author Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. In the book, Roger is second banana in a popular comic strip, "Baby Herman". Roger hires private detective Eddie Valiant to investigate why his employers, the DeGreasy Brothers, have reneged on their promise to give Roger his own strip. When Roger is found murdered in his home, Valiant sets out to look for the killer, with the help of Roger's "doppel" (in the book, comic characters can construct physical copies of themselves using their minds that last for only a few days). The book and character were later re-envisioned in the Touchstone/Amblin's hit 1988 live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the film version, Roger is a cartoon character or "toon" living in Hollywood during the Golden age of American animation. The various toons live in a Los Angeles enclave known as "Toontown", and act out animated shorts in the same way human actors act out feature films. After Roger is framed for the murder of a famous Hollywood producer and the owner of Toontown, Marvin Acme, he seeks out Valiant to help clear his name. In the...
Herman Saftleven
Herman Saftleven
Dutch
1609 - 1685
Herman Schervee
Hermanus Koekkoek
Herman van Swanevelt
Herman van Swanevelt
Dutch
1600 - 1655
Herman Volz
Hermine David
Hermine David
French
1886 - 1971
Hermione Rosales