A fact from Jean Kurt Forest appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 September 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Jean Kurt Forest played violin in German film orchestras in the 1930s, defected to the Red Army in 1945, and composed operas and film scores from 1954 onwards?
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... that Jean Kurt Forest played violin in German film orchestras in the 1930s, defected to the Red army in 1945, and composed operas and film scores from 1954? Source: several
Reviewed: to come
Comment: Quite a life, - these are just some puzzle pieces
This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ is still needed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:28, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ is still needed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:28, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you. Good to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:12, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
