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'''Frank X. Chamberlin''' (1877-1911) was an amateur magician, collector, artist and musician. | '''Frank X. Chamberlin''' (b.1877-d.1911) was an amateur magician, collector, artist and musician. | ||
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Chamberlin was a member of The [[Society of American Magicians]] and a Knight of the [[Brotherhood of Magicians]], being member of the Metropolitan Local No. 2, of New York City.<ref>Cover [[American Magician]] April 1910</ref> | Chamberlin was a member of The [[Society of American Magicians]] and a Knight of the [[Brotherhood of Magicians]], being member of the Metropolitan Local No. 2, of New York City.<ref>Cover [[American Magician]] April 1910</ref> | ||
Chamberlin died at the young age | Chamberlin died at the young age of 34, soon after he was married.<ref>Obit [[American Magician]] June 1911</ref> | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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Frank X. Chamberlin (b.1877-d.1911) was an amateur magician, collector, artist and musician.
Biography
He devoted much time to the collecting and was the originator of the "Pippin" card trick, and the author of a small pamphlet of tricks entitled The Pocket Trickster. Many of his sketches appeared in the leading magazines in the United States.
He was a cellist and composed several selections for both piano and orchestra.
Chamberlin was a member of The Society of American Magicians and a Knight of the Brotherhood of Magicians, being member of the Metropolitan Local No. 2, of New York City.[1]
Chamberlin died at the young age of 34, soon after he was married.[2]
Books
- The Pocket Trickster (1910)
References
- ↑ Cover American Magician April 1910
- ↑ Obit American Magician June 1911