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Jimmy Muir
| Jimmy Muir | |
| Born | James H. Muir ? |
|---|---|
| Died | Dec. 24, 1972 |
Jimmy Muir (?-1972) was an Honorary Life Member, a Past President of P.C.A.M. and a member of the Oakland Magic Circle for forty years.
Biography
A son of a minister, lived most of his life in the San Fransisco Bay Area. First as a hotel man and later as a booking agent. In early PCAM days,Caryl Fleming, Ed Saint, the Larsen family and Mrs. Houdini always stayed at his hotel, the St. Mark.
His Laugh Lines was a popular series (the first edited by Fred Braue).
He died after many years of a heart condition, with a long siege of one pacemaker after another. He willed his body to science.
Books
- Laugh Lines (1944)
References
- Obit Son of Bat Jr. by Lloyd Jones, January 1973 issue (Reprinted in Genii 1972 November )