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'''Daisy White''' was an assistant, magic demonstrator and friend of [[Houdini]]. | '''Daisy White''' (fl. 1920s-1930s) was an assistant, magic demonstrator and friend of [[Houdini]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
She involved in musical theater and later worked as assistant to [[Servais LeRoy]]. She learned magic as an assistant to [[Frank Ducrot]] and became a demonstrator at his [[Hornmann Magic Shop]] (later Martinka's). She was an accomplished pianist and often played piano for shows put on by the [[SAM]] Parent Assembly in New York City. She was quite active in the Parent Assembly having helped put together ladies nights and worked on decorating the banquets.<ref>http://deancarnegie.blogspot.com/2012/01/searching-for-miss-daisy.html</ref> | She involved in musical theater and later worked as assistant to [[Servais LeRoy]]. She learned magic as an assistant to [[Frank Ducrot]] and became a demonstrator at his [[Hornmann Magic Shop]] (later Martinka's). She was an accomplished pianist and often played piano for shows put on by the [[SAM]] Parent Assembly in New York City. She was quite active in the Parent Assembly having helped put together ladies nights and worked on decorating the banquets.<ref>http://deancarnegie.blogspot.com/2012/01/searching-for-miss-daisy.html</ref> | ||
Daisy was played by Adrienne Barbaeu in the 1976 film, The Great Houdinis. | |||
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Revision as of 12:21, 10 February 2014
| Daisy White | |
| Born | Gertrude Nickerson |
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| Flourished | 1920s-1930s |
Daisy White (fl. 1920s-1930s) was an assistant, magic demonstrator and friend of Houdini.
Biography
She involved in musical theater and later worked as assistant to Servais LeRoy. She learned magic as an assistant to Frank Ducrot and became a demonstrator at his Hornmann Magic Shop (later Martinka's). She was an accomplished pianist and often played piano for shows put on by the SAM Parent Assembly in New York City. She was quite active in the Parent Assembly having helped put together ladies nights and worked on decorating the banquets.[1]
Daisy was played by Adrienne Barbaeu in the 1976 film, The Great Houdinis.
References