Help us get to over 8,756 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Frank Ducrot: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = Cover of [[American Magician]] (May | | caption = Cover of [[American Magician]] (May 1910) | ||
| birth_name = Theodore Francis Fritz | | birth_name = Theodore Francis Fritz | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = May 7, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1872 | ||
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = May 24, | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1939 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = French Hospital, New York | ||
| resting_place = | | resting_place = | ||
| resting_place_coordinates = | | resting_place_coordinates = | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* | * Cover, The American Magician, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1910, Frank Ducrot, page 67 | ||
* Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 22, No. 4, June 1923 | |||
* Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 1926 | |||
* [[Genii 1939 June|Genii Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1939]], A TRIBUTE TO FRANK DUCROT, page 339 | |||
* The Jinx, No. 57, June 1939, Editriva – Frank Ducrot, page 402 | |||
* The Sphinx, Vol. 38, No. 4, June 1939, Frank Ducrot Dies, page 103 | |||
* Hugard's Magical Monthly, Vol. 14, No. 1, June 1956, Out of my Profonde, by Arthur Leroy - Saturday at Ducrot's Dirty Dump, page 436 | |||
* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Fritz, Theodore Francis = Frank „Duke“ Ducrot, USA Zauberkünstler; Zauberhändler (*07.05.1872 Brooklyn, New York City; †24.05.1939), page 123 | |||
* http://itricks.com/news/2014/08/the-boy-magician-frank-ducrot/ | * http://itricks.com/news/2014/08/the-boy-magician-frank-ducrot/ | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ducrot,Frank}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ducrot,Frank}} | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 24 February 2015
| Frank Ducrot | |
 Cover of American Magician (May 1910) | |
| Born | Theodore Francis Fritz May 7, 1872 Brooklyn, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | May 24, 1939 (age 67) French Hospital, New York |
| Notable works | Twentieth Century Silk |
| Known for | Owner of Martinka |
Frank Ducrot (1872 - 1939), was owner of the Martinka magic shop and a Chautauqua] performer. His performances featured hand shadows, chalk talk, Punch and Judy shows and chapeaugraphy.
Biography
Sometimes called Duke or Fritz, he was well known in the New York City magic scene.
In the late 1920's, when Otto Hornmann tired of the magic business, he sold his company to Ducrot, who kept the name as the Martinka-Hornmann Magic Co.
He is known for inventing the classic Twentieth Century Silk trick.
Ducrot continued to entertain throughout his life, frequently performing at magic club functions. When Ducrot died in 1939, Al Flosso, his friend from his Coney Island days, purchased the shop from his estate.
References
- Cover, The American Magician, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1910, Frank Ducrot, page 67
- Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 22, No. 4, June 1923
- Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 1926
- Genii Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1939, A TRIBUTE TO FRANK DUCROT, page 339
- The Jinx, No. 57, June 1939, Editriva – Frank Ducrot, page 402
- The Sphinx, Vol. 38, No. 4, June 1939, Frank Ducrot Dies, page 103
- Hugard's Magical Monthly, Vol. 14, No. 1, June 1956, Out of my Profonde, by Arthur Leroy - Saturday at Ducrot's Dirty Dump, page 436
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Fritz, Theodore Francis = Frank „Duke“ Ducrot, USA Zauberkünstler; Zauberhändler (*07.05.1872 Brooklyn, New York City; †24.05.1939), page 123
- http://itricks.com/news/2014/08/the-boy-magician-frank-ducrot/