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'''Frank Nightingale''', The Mystifier, was a professional vaudeville magician. | '''Frank Nightingale''' (1885-1964), The Mystifier, was a professional [[vaudeville]] magician. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Nightingale, from upstate New York, first teamed up with [[Jack Merlin]] as "Nightingale and Merlin". It was Nightingale who suggested that his friend (then Jimmy Meyers) use the stage name of "Jack Merlin". | Nightingale, from upstate New York, first teamed up with [[Jack Merlin]] as "Nightingale and Merlin". It was Nightingale who suggested that his friend (then Jimmy Meyers) use the stage name of "Jack Merlin". | ||
Nightingale went on to played in [[vaudeville]] and later the Palace Theatre in New York City, which at that time was considered the acme of success. | Nightingale went on to played in [[vaudeville]] and later the Palace Theatre in New York City, which at that time was considered the acme of success. | ||
In 1913, he decided there was no future in vaudeville and went to California after having worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. He started the Kim Lighting Company on the West Coast, having success with lighting estates and gardens of movie stars. | In 1913, he decided there was no future in vaudeville and went to California after having worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. He started the Kim Lighting Company on the West Coast, having success with lighting estates and gardens of movie stars. He designed and installed the original chandelier and lighting in [[Floyd Thayer]]'s magic studio, [[Brookledge]] in 1933. | ||
Nightingale died of a malignancy of the central nervous system on Easter Sunday.<ref>Ask the Doctor, MUM, JANUARY, 1985</ref> | |||
<ref>Ask the Doctor, MUM, JANUARY, 1985</ref> | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
* Magic For Magicians | * [[Magic For Magicians]] | ||
He also wrote two non-magic books on garden lighting. | He also wrote two non-magic books on garden lighting. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 20 May 2015
| Frank Nightingale | |
 From Conjurers' Monthly Magazine (Sept. 1907) | |
| Born | Frank B. Nightingale December 25, 1885 |
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| Died | March 29, 1964 (age 78) |
Frank Nightingale (1885-1964), The Mystifier, was a professional vaudeville magician.
Biography
Nightingale, from upstate New York, first teamed up with Jack Merlin as "Nightingale and Merlin". It was Nightingale who suggested that his friend (then Jimmy Meyers) use the stage name of "Jack Merlin".
Nightingale went on to played in vaudeville and later the Palace Theatre in New York City, which at that time was considered the acme of success.
In 1913, he decided there was no future in vaudeville and went to California after having worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. He started the Kim Lighting Company on the West Coast, having success with lighting estates and gardens of movie stars. He designed and installed the original chandelier and lighting in Floyd Thayer's magic studio, Brookledge in 1933.
Nightingale died of a malignancy of the central nervous system on Easter Sunday.[1]
Books
He also wrote two non-magic books on garden lighting.
References
- ↑ Ask the Doctor, MUM, JANUARY, 1985