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career in 1910 at the age of 17, as a magician using the stage name of La | career in 1910 at the age of 17, as a magician using the stage name of La | ||
Vellma. He was a technical adviser to [[Dunninger]], devising devised many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows. | Vellma. He was a technical adviser to [[Dunninger]], devising devised many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows. | ||
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Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars. | Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars. | ||
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Revision as of 08:54, 11 September 2010
David J. Lustig (September 4, 1893- September 30, 1977) vaudeville magic act theater manager, show producer and advisor. Lustig launched his vaudeville career in 1910 at the age of 17, as a magician using the stage name of La Vellma. He was a technical adviser to Dunninger, devising devised many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows.
| David Lustig | |
| Born | September 04, 1893 |
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| Died | September 30, 1977 (age 84) |
| Categories | Books by David Lustig |
Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars.
He also wrote a number of books under the name La Vellma.
Elected by the S.A.M. National Council to The Hall of Fame.
Books
- Vaudeville Mind Reading (1920)
- Vaudeville Ventriloquism (1920)
- Vaudeville Magic (1920)
- Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do (1920)
- La Vellma's Vaudeville Budget (1921)
- The Dunninger Mystic Series
- The Art of Thought Reading (1956)
- Dunninger Explains
- How to Become a Ventriloquist (Simplified), with The Great Dunninger
- Dunninger's Book of Magic Tricks.
- Dunninger's Master Methods of Hypnotism
References
David Lustig, Man of the Theatre by Barry H. Wiley in Linking Ring - August 1997