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William Tourtellote
| William Tourtellote | |
| Born | William H. Tourtellotte ? |
|---|---|
| Died | September 1, 1951 Webster, Massachusetts |
William "Billy" Tourtellotte (-1951) was a magician and photographer.[1] (NOTE: often misspelled Tourtellote)
Biography
Tourtellotte started as an assistant to S. S. Henry[2], promoted on playbills as "electrician".[3] He later had his own show on the Swathmore Chatauqua Circuit.
After leaving show business he became a photographer-engraver for The Webster Times.
He took the plates for 48 of Silent Mora's publicity shots.[4]
Some of his effects were published in the magazine ORESTO from 1918 to 1920. Tourtellotte also wrote some of the "MASSACHUSETTS NOTES" columns for The Sphinx in 1920s.
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