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| birth_year = 1904 | | birth_year = 1904 | ||
| birth_place = Greensburg,Pennsylvania | | birth_place = Greensburg,Pennsylvania | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = December 25, | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1991 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Mt. Pleasant,Pennsylvania | ||
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'''Traddles''' (1904-) was the part-time professional magician, Richard S. Silvis, who began performing in 1921. | '''Traddles''' (1904-1991) was the part-time professional magician, Richard S. Silvis, who began performing in 1921. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Silvis was a principal at South Huntingdon Township High School at Mendon, Pennsylvania. He served as solicitor for the Borough of Hunker for 26 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law. He was also a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S.Marine Corp.<ref>http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SILVIUS/2000-05/0959562500</ref> | |||
He specialized in silks, cards, coins, illusions and ventriloquism and was a member of [[S.A.M.]] and [[I.B.M.]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], August, 1932</ref> | He specialized in silks, cards, coins, illusions and ventriloquism and was a member of [[S.A.M.]] and [[I.B.M.]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], August, 1932</ref> | ||
He received his 25-year emblem from the IBM in 1956 | He received his 25-year emblem from the IBM in 1956. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 25 September 2013
| Traddles | |
| Born | Richard Snyder Silvis July 28, 1904 Greensburg,Pennsylvania |
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| Died | December 25, 1991 (age 87) Mt. Pleasant,Pennsylvania |
Traddles (1904-1991) was the part-time professional magician, Richard S. Silvis, who began performing in 1921.
Biography
Silvis was a principal at South Huntingdon Township High School at Mendon, Pennsylvania. He served as solicitor for the Borough of Hunker for 26 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law. He was also a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S.Marine Corp.[1]
He specialized in silks, cards, coins, illusions and ventriloquism and was a member of S.A.M. and I.B.M..[2]
He received his 25-year emblem from the IBM in 1956.
References
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SILVIUS/2000-05/0959562500
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, August, 1932