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| birth_name = Eric Mason | | birth_name = Eric Mason | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = January 12, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1897 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Hastings | ||
| death_day = July 10, | | death_day = July 10, | ||
| death_year = 1977 | | death_year = 1977 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Wandsworth, London | ||
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With his wife, they developed a two-person memory demonstration act. | With his wife, they developed a two-person memory demonstration act. | ||
He worked for [[ENSA]] during World War Two. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:27, 22 February 2020
- For the amateur English magician and illustrator, see Eric Mason (1921-1986).
| Masoni | |
| Born | Eric Mason January 12, 1897 Hastings |
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| Died | July 10, 1977 (age 80) Wandsworth, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Flourished | 1914-1977 |
The Great Masoni (d.1977) was a British magician who was married to a Miss Wong Tai Shan. He began performing before World War I.
Biography
Masoni toured with a full evening show and later with a tour billed as "Maskelyne's Mysteries", a show he acquired from Jasper Maskelyne.
With his wife, they developed a two-person memory demonstration act.
He worked for ENSA during World War Two.
Books
- Showmanship Out Of The Hat (1970)
References
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 27, No 11, January 1948, THE GREAT MASONI by Wm. G. Stickland, page 32
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1045, February 1966, Masoni & Shan, page 81
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 64, No. 1643, July 1977, Eric Mason Dies, page 67
- Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 781, September 1977, Obituary ERIC MASON, page 149
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 10, October 1977, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 97
- Chronicle of Magic 1900-1999: A Record of Happenings in Magic in Great Britain by Hibberd, David (2003)