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'''Arthur Pope''' (1882-1974) was "Dean" of the [[Chicago]] local [[SAM]] Assembly.<ref>Arthur Milton Pope, MUM, August 1965</ref> | '''Arthur Pope''' (b.1882-d.1974) was "Dean" of the [[Chicago]] local [[SAM]] Assembly.<ref>Arthur Milton Pope, MUM, August 1965</ref> | ||
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| Born | Arthur Milton Pope February 2, 1882 Vincennes, Indiana |
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| Died | February 17, 1974 (age 92) Chicago, Illinois |
Arthur Pope (b.1882-d.1974) was "Dean" of the Chicago local SAM Assembly.[1]
Biography
Pope began performing when he was 15 and kept at it until about a year before his death at the age of 92.[2]
In 1959 Pope captured the S.A.M. Trophy and also won nine Certificates Of Merit for outstanding acts, and five times was the winner of first prize on Originality Nights.[3]
His original poem "My Magic Wand and I" was published in the Genii Magazine in their Christmas edition of 1939.
Bibliography
- Arthur Pope's Wonderful Wand Routine (1940)
References