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Bruce Posgate
| Bruce Posgate | |
| Born | Bruce Dale Posgate December 7, 1901 Sunderland, Durham, England |
|---|---|
| Died | November 13, 1990 (age 88) |
Bruce Posgate (1901-1990), often misspelled "Postgate", who worked full time as a sales correspondent and direct mail manager, was a part-time professional kid-show magician.
Biography
Posgate was inspired seeing a magician at a very young age and started learning magic from library books. [1]
He debuted in London in 1924 and performed as "Uncle Bruce". He moved to Canada in 1947 and was a long time "Forum" columnist for New Tops (1961-1989). He also wrote articles for the Magic Circular, Abra, and Linking Ring.
He served as IBM President from 1981 until 1982.[2]
Posgate died at the age of 89 after a two-year struggle with cancer.[3]
Awards
- 1975 Louis Bertol Trophy.
Books
- Kid Show Showmanship (1961)
- Dove Pan-Orama (1972)
- Table Hopping (1975)
- Art of Blowing Bubbles (1980)
- Necklace Trickery (1982).