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'''Mysterious Brown''' was a retired naval officer, camera repair shop owner, taught artist, art teacher (in public schools), a school assembly magician and ventriloquist. | '''Mysterious Brown''' (1916-1999) was a retired naval officer, camera repair shop owner, taught artist, art teacher (in public schools), a school assembly magician and ventriloquist. | ||
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Brown was a [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] student who learned ventriloquism from [[Max Terhune]] in exchange for magic lessons. | Brown was a [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] student who learned ventriloquism from [[Max Terhune]] in exchange for magic lessons. | ||
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A publicity photo can be seen at the [[Conjuring Arts]] online exhibit, "The Many Faces of Magic."<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/mysterious-brown/</ref> | A publicity photo can be seen at the [[Conjuring Arts]] online exhibit, "The Many Faces of Magic."<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/mysterious-brown/</ref> | ||
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* The Whole Ventchilada | * The Whole Ventchilada | ||
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Revision as of 11:42, 2 October 2013
| Mysterious Brown | |
| Born | Dota Claudius Brown circa 1916 |
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| Died | October 10, 1999 (age 82) Palm Desert, California |
Mysterious Brown (1916-1999) was a retired naval officer, camera repair shop owner, taught artist, art teacher (in public schools), a school assembly magician and ventriloquist.
Biography
Brown was a Chavez Studio of Magic student who learned ventriloquism from Max Terhune in exchange for magic lessons.
He held I.B.M. number 3611 and was a member of Ring 291 which he served as Ring Secretary and Ring Reporter.
Brown worked for Abbott's for a couple of years in the 1940's and designed some of the stencils used on props.
He used a vent figure, Harley, made by George McAthy.[1]
A publicity photo can be seen at the Conjuring Arts online exhibit, "The Many Faces of Magic."[2]
Books
- Story of Harley
- Neil Foster (1988)
- Tracing Grampa's Footsteps
- The Whole Ventchilada
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, December 1996
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/mysterious-brown/