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Richard Potter (b.1783-d.1835) is credited as the first successful stage magician born in the United States and as the first black magician.

Biography

Reportedly, Potter was the son of an English baronet, Charles Henry Frankland, and an African American woman (some say "slave"). Frankland, however, died years before Potter was born. Church records from Hopkinton, MA, list his father as George Simpson. His mother's name was Dinah, who was a slave on the Frankland estate. Potter went to England around 1798. There is no record of his actual education. He returned to the United States around 1801, probably with John Rannie, a professional magician whom he started out working for as an assistant in 1802.

One of the earliest records of Potter advertising a show was in Boston, November 2nd, 1811 at the Columbian Museum. He advertised his show as, "An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please."

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-'''Walter Rolfo''', has a degree in engineering and psychology and is a television author, a writer, a happiness coach, a motivational consultant for companies, an entrepreneur in the world of entertainment, an illusionist and a Guinness World Record holder.
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+'''Richard Potter''' (b.1783-d.1835) is credited as the first successful stage magician born in the United States and as the first black magician.
 == Biography ==
+Reportedly, Potter was the son of an English baronet, Charles Henry Frankland, and an African American woman (some say "slave"). Frankland, however, died years before Potter was born.  Church records from Hopkinton, MA, list his father as George Simpson.  His mother's name was Dinah, who was a slave on the Frankland estate.  Potter went to England around 1798.  There is no record of his actual education.  He returned to the United States around 1801, probably with [[John Rannie]], a professional magician whom he started out working for as an assistant in 1802.
-Walter was born in Turin on February 22, 1972 (his family is not part of the entertainment world, his parents own a driving school). He is a member of the “Circolo Amici della magia” in Turin and his teachers are: Enzo Pocher, who introduced him to the world of magic, Vittorio Balli and Don Silvio Mantelli (better known as magician Sales), who is still one of his points of reference.
+One of the earliest records of Potter advertising a show was in Boston, November 2nd, 1811 at the Columbian Museum.  He advertised his show as, "An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please."
-In 1976 he designed and wrote his first show which he presented in the summer of 1982 at the pizzeria “Las Vegas” in Bibione, the reward was… 2 pizzas, one for him and one for the boy who had accompanied him.
-In 1990 - he ranked third in the international “Bartolomeo Bosco Award” of the Bartolomeo Bosco Magic Club of Turin.
-In 1995, in June, he won the episode of “Beato tra le donne” on the Italian national TV (Rai) and after 3 months, in the final, he placed 6th in the general classification.
-[[Walter Rolfo|Read more about Walter Rolfo…]]
+[[Richard Potter|Read more about Richard Potter…]]

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