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'''Frank Caesar''' was a professional magician that toured the United States starting the early 1900s. | '''Frank Caesar''' (1872-1948) was a professional magician that toured the United States starting the early 1900s. | ||
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Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of a book binder, became interested in magic after seeing [[Alexander Herrmann]] in 1889. | Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of a book binder, became interested in magic after seeing [[Alexander Herrmann]] in 1889. | ||
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In 1922, he went into the manufacturing magic out of [[Chicago]].<ref>http://www.chicagomagicstudio.com/map/locations/302.html</ref> | In 1922, he went into the manufacturing magic out of [[Chicago]].<ref>http://www.chicagomagicstudio.com/map/locations/302.html</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 28 November 2023
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| Born | March 2, 1872 Decorah, Iowa |
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| Died | December 8, 1948 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois |
Frank Caesar (1872-1948) was a professional magician that toured the United States starting the early 1900s.
Biography
Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of a book binder, became interested in magic after seeing Alexander Herrmann in 1889.
A year later he was touring America as a magician. In 1896 he married Helen Babe Lewis and the began performing a "Trunk Substitution" which Caesar built himself. They performed in vaudeville for many years with great success.[1]
In 1922, he went into the manufacturing magic out of Chicago.[2]
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, Linking Ring, January 1949
- ↑ http://www.chicagomagicstudio.com/map/locations/302.html