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Don Rogers
| Don Rogers | |
| Born | Ernest K. Schieldge February 20, 1900 Hartford, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Died | July 5, 1971 (age 71) Sun Valley, California |
Don Rogers (1900-1971), stage name of Ernest Schieldge, was an early member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and co-editor of the original Linking Rings.
Biography
His first public performance was in 1910 at a local Y.M.C.A.
He was recruited to the IBM in 1922 by foundering members Len Vintus and Gene Gordon as member number 3, making him the first non-officer member. He was co-editor (with Gordon) of The Linking Ring from 1922 until 1926. In the years that followed, he served as secretary, assistant secretary, and associate editor under Len Vintus.[1]
His middle name is most likely “Knight”.
References
- ↑ Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 51, No. 9, September 1971, OUR COVER, Don Rogers February 20, 1900 – July 5, 1971, page 35, BROKEN WANDS, Ernest K. Schieldge, page 100
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 1, No. 3, March 1923, INTRODUCING: Mystic Brother Ernest K. Schieldge, page 4
- Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 24, No. 9, November 1925, Ernest K. Schieldge, page 267
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1926 nd., Ernest K. Schieldge, page 23
- The New Tops, Vol. 11, No. 10, October 1971, Final Curtain, DON ROGERS, page 52
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 92, No. 9, September 2013, Pictures from the Past, page 24, Answer to Pictures from the Past – from page 24, page 122
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85937104 Ernest K Schieldge
- https://throwingcards.blogspot.com/2018/03/ernest-k-schieldge.html