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Kalma
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Kalma | |
Cover of Spinx (Jan. 1914) | |
Born | Elmer H. Brunner circa 1890 Cleveland, Ohio |
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Died | March 9, 1955 (age 64) St. Petersburg, Florida |
Resting place | Cleveland |
Kalma, "Elmer H. Brunner" (c.1890-1955) was among the first to present the floating ball in a theater and ofttimes billed himself as the Colonial Wizard when touring Europe and major theaters in America.
Biography
He had been an intimate friend of George LaFollette.
Kalma invented a clip used in photo finishing and operated the Brunner Photo Appliance Company in Cleveland, Ohio. He went to St. Petersburg in 1939 where he became a builder of homes and apartment owner.[1]
References
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, April 1965