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''' | '''Will Alma''' (b.1904-d.1993), born Oswald George William Bishop in Malvern, Victoria, Australia, was described in March 1987 issue of [[The Linking Ring]] as "Australia's most famous magician" and "a successful club and vaudeville magician, manufacturer and dealer, teacher of magic, editor and publisher of conjuring periodicals, a writer and outstanding collector of magicana." | ||
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Alma's father was [[Oswald Henry Bishop]], a tinsmith by trade, but also performed professionally as "Alma, the Court Magician" and his mother, Rose, who was Australia's first "floating lady" in 1903. | |||
Alma began doing magic against his family's wishes, studying [[David Devant]]'s book [[Magic Made Easy]] (1903) while working at engineering firms (which helped him develop the skills in constructing apparatus). His father however deserted his them in 1913, making his way to American Samoa and finally settling in Hawaii. | |||
From 1926 to 1931, Alma was touring country towns with his own illusion show. | |||
In 1927 he married his dancing partner, Florence Stemming, but they eventually were divorced in 1947. | |||
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Will Alma (b.1904-d.1993), born Oswald George William Bishop in Malvern, Victoria, Australia, was described in March 1987 issue of The Linking Ring as "Australia's most famous magician" and "a successful club and vaudeville magician, manufacturer and dealer, teacher of magic, editor and publisher of conjuring periodicals, a writer and outstanding collector of magicana."
Biography
Alma's father was Oswald Henry Bishop, a tinsmith by trade, but also performed professionally as "Alma, the Court Magician" and his mother, Rose, who was Australia's first "floating lady" in 1903. Alma began doing magic against his family's wishes, studying David Devant's book Magic Made Easy (1903) while working at engineering firms (which helped him develop the skills in constructing apparatus). His father however deserted his them in 1913, making his way to American Samoa and finally settling in Hawaii. From 1926 to 1931, Alma was touring country towns with his own illusion show. In 1927 he married his dancing partner, Florence Stemming, but they eventually were divorced in 1947.