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'''Fred Robison''' was a semi-professional magician on the east coast, starting in 1910 and later a printer. | '''Fred Robison''' (1888-1945) was a semi-professional magician on the east coast, starting in 1910 and later a printer. | ||
He specialties were ventriloquism (with his dummy "Jerry"), Punch and Judy, Rag Pictures, and comedy | == Biography == | ||
magic. | He specialties were ventriloquism (with his dummy "Jerry"), Punch and Judy, Rag Pictures, and comedy magic. | ||
Robison was a member of [[S.A.M.]], [[I.B.M.]], and [[I.M.C.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], November, 1932</ref> He worked many of the early national S.A.M. and I.B.M. meetings as well as other magic gatherings. | Robison was a member of [[S.A.M.]], [[I.B.M.]], and [[I.M.C.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], November, 1932</ref> He worked many of the early national S.A.M. and I.B.M. meetings as well as other magic gatherings. | ||
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A long time friend of [[Bill Neff]], Robison died of a heart attack after just finishing a performance at a theatre in Sykesville, Pennsylvania.<ref>Obit, Sphinx, August, 1945</ref> | A long time friend of [[Bill Neff]], Robison died of a heart attack after just finishing a performance at a theatre in Sykesville, Pennsylvania.<ref>Obit, Sphinx, August, 1945</ref> | ||
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* Obit [[Genii 1945 October]] | * Obit [[Genii 1945 October]] | ||
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| Fred Robison | |
| Born | April 7, 1888 Curwensville, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | July 13, 1945 (age 57) Sykesville, Pennsylvania |
Fred Robison (1888-1945) was a semi-professional magician on the east coast, starting in 1910 and later a printer.
Biography
He specialties were ventriloquism (with his dummy "Jerry"), Punch and Judy, Rag Pictures, and comedy magic.
Robison was a member of S.A.M., I.B.M., and I.M.C.[1] He worked many of the early national S.A.M. and I.B.M. meetings as well as other magic gatherings.
After retiring from show business, he owned a successful printing business and magic shop in his home town. He printed the "Conjurer's Chatter" which was the house publication of Stuart Robson's Conjurer's Shop in New York.
A long time friend of Bill Neff, Robison died of a heart attack after just finishing a performance at a theatre in Sykesville, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
- Obit Genii 1945 October